22.6.09

Corpus Christi (1)

Corpus Christi - Castelo
Festa de Corpus Christi - Castelo - Espírito Santo - Brasil

[pt] Corpus Christi (expressão latina que significa Corpo de Cristo) é uma festa móvel da Igreja Católica que celebra a presença real e substancial de Cristo na Eucaristia.
Em Castelo, no estado do Espírito Santo, as ruas são decoradas com enormes tapetes coloridos formados por flores, serragem colorida e grãos.

[en] Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) is a Western Catholic feast. It is also celebrated in some churches of the Anglican Communion. Its purpose is to honour the Eucharist, which believers consider to be the actual body and blood of Christ, and as such it does not commemorate a particular event in Jesus' life.
In Castelo, in the state of Espirito Santo, the streets are decorated with enormous colorful carpets formed by flowers, colorful sawdust and grains.

[fr] La Fête-Dieu, Fête du Saint-Sacrement ou Corpus Christi, est une fête religieuse catholique, célébrée le jeudi qui suit la Trinité, c'est-à-dire soixante jours après Pâques.
Dans la ville de Castelo, dans l’État d’Espirito Santo, les rues du centre sont décorées d’énormes tapis colorés faits de fleurs, sciures teintes et grains.

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10 commentaires:

  1. Good capture. colorful and interesting image.

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  2. A lovely moment you've shown here. Very tender.

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  3. really like how you framed this with the carpet in the bottom and those array of legs holding the mom&baby in the middle.. great shot! :0

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  4. A fine shot of this colorful religious design. I like how you kept the people in the shot. That adds an element of life that adds to the picture's impact.

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  5. that is just beautiful, and i like your commentary describing this photo. nicely done jonas!

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  6. fascinating. i wonder if the carpet idea was adapted from local indigenous people's practices?

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  7. nice capture ... I like how the mother with child is surrounded by all these people.

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  8. étonnante agrégation d'objets..

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  9. J'aime le cadrage de cette image. La mère et le bébé deviennent les sujets principaux, tout en ayant le contexte de la rue, de l'évènement et du monde autour.

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