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Easter 1995 in Larantuka, Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Flores), Indonesia.
The photo shows flags decorating the town for Easter 1995 along the beautiful Larantuka shore. The island on the left is part of Adonara; in the centre is Solor.
The population of Larantuka is predominantly Catholic, the Catholicism being of Portuguese origin.
After visiting beautiful Larantuka for the first time in 1994 on a Renaissance Cruise ship I returned for an extended visit in 1995 to visit friends there and to take in the famous Easter celebrations.
Larantuka is famed for its annual Easter celebrations during Semana Santa--Holy Week, which have continued for more than 500 years, though temporarily interrupted by Covid.
Large numbers of visitors come from other parts of Flores, and from farther afield. There are a number of activities during Holy Week, but the high point is the Good Friday Procession, which begins with a service in the Cathedral at 7 pm followed by a procession through the town ending back at the Cathedral late at night. The participants carry candles, and the route is lined by bamboo fences on which candles are fixed.
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"The central characters of the Easter ceremony in Larantuka are two statues that were brought to Larantuka in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. These statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are stored in two chapels, Capela Tua Ana and Capela Tuan Ma throughout the year. Only on Good Friday, the peak event of the Easter ceremony, are they taken out. Good Friday starts with the opening of Capela Tuan Ma for the people to come and pray at the Virgin Mary statue. In the morning, the statue of Jesus is also carried out from Capela Tuan Ana and brought to its counterpart, the Virgin Mary, in a boat procession of about seven kilometers."
The night of Good Friday is devoted to Mary, the mother of God. Her statue is taken out of the chapel in which it is kept, on Holy Thursday, is cleaned, bathed, and dressed in deep blue robes. It is taken to the Cathedral.
Before the evening procession families visit the cemetery to burn candles at the graves of their relatives.
The Procession through the town stops at eight stations around the town, mostly small chapels. At each, a woman dressed in blue sings a lamentation. She represents Veronica of legend, who mopped the brow of Jesus with her veil, which then became imprinted with the face of Christ.
The stations are not the traditional stations of the Cross but commemorate 1. God's promise to send his son for our salvation, 2. the birth of Jesus, 3. his life and work, 4. his arrest, 5. the sorrow of Mary, 6. sentence of death, 7. death on the cross, 8. his burial. The procession entering the Cathedral symbolises the triumph of the Cross.
Tags: Indonesia East Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur Larantuka Easter Paskah Easter 1995 Good Friday 1995 Good Friday Celebrations Semana Santa Holy Week Good Friday Procession The Eight Stations Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa Mother of God Veronica Saint Veronica veil of Veronica lamentation lamentation of Veronica Imprinted veil Face of Christ Flores Adonara Solor Larantuka Cemetery Kaburan Larantuka Ile Mandiri volcano Extinct volcano Larantuka Boat ProcessionConfreria
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The town of Larantuka, East Flores, in 1995. It lies at the base of the extinct volcano Ile Mandiri.
The population of Larantuka is predominantly Catholic, the Catholicism being of Portuguese origin.
After visiting beautiful Larantuka for the first time in 1994 on a Renaissance Cruise ship I returned for an extended visit in 1995 to visit friends there and to take in the famous Easter celebrations.
Larantuka is famed for its annual Easter celebrations during Semana Santa--Holy Week, which have continued for more than 500 years, though temporarily interrupted by Covid.
Large numbers of visitors come from other parts of Flores, and from farther afield. There are a number of activities during Holy Week, but the high point is the Good Friday Procession, which begins with a service in the Cathedral at 7 pm followed by a procession through the town ending back at the Cathedral late at night. The participants carry candles, and the route is lined by bamboo fences on which candles are fixed.
This report requires verification:
"The central characters of the Easter ceremony in Larantuka are two statues that were brought to Larantuka in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. These statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are stored in two chapels, Capela Tua Ana and Capela Tuan Ma throughout the year. Only on Good Friday, the peak event of the Easter ceremony, are they taken out. Good Friday starts with the opening of Capela Tuan Ma for the people to come and pray at the Virgin Mary statue. In the morning, the statue of Jesus is also carried out from Capela Tuan Ana and brought to its counterpart, the Virgin Mary, in a boat procession of about seven kilometers."
The night of Good Friday is devoted to Mary, the mother of God. Her statue is taken out of the chapel in which it is kept, on Holy Thursday, is cleaned, bathed, and dressed in deep blue robes. It is taken to the Cathedral.
Before the evening procession families visit the cemetery to burn candles at the graves of their relatives.
The Procession through the town stops at eight stations around the town, mostly small chapels. At each, a woman dressed in blue sings a lamentation. She represents Veronica of legend, who mopped the brow of Jesus with her veil, which then became imprinted with the face of Christ.
The stations are not the traditional stations of the Cross but commemorate 1. God's promise to send his son for our salvation, 2. the birth of Jesus, 3. his life and work, 4. his arrest, 5. the sorrow of Mary, 6. sentence of death, 7. death on the cross, 8. his burial. The procession entering the Cathedral symbolises the triumph of the Cross.
Tags: Indonesia East Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur Larantuka Easter Paskah Easter 1995 Good Friday 1995 Good Friday Celebrations Semana Santa Holy Week Good Friday Procession The Eight Stations Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa Mother of God Veronica Saint Veronica veil of Veronica lamentation lamentation of Veronica Imprinted veil Face of Christ Flores Adonara Solor Larantuka Cemetery Kaburan Larantuka Ile Mandiri volcano Extinct volcano Larantuka Boat ProcessionConfreria
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A local artist finishes the painting of Christ on His way to the crucifixion, depicting the episode when Veronica mopped his brow and her veil was imprinted with the face of Christ.
The population of Larantuka is predominantly Catholic, the Catholicism being of Portuguese origin.
After visiting beautiful Larantuka for the first time in 1994 on a Renaissance Cruise ship I returned for an extended visit in 1995 to visit friends there and to take in the famous Easter celebrations.
Larantuka is famed for its annual Easter celebrations during Semana Santa--Holy Week, which have continued for more than 500 years, though temporarily interrupted by Covid.
Large numbers of visitors come from other parts of Flores, and from farther afield. There are a number of activities during Holy Week, but the high point is the Good Friday Procession, which begins with a service in the Cathedral at 7 pm followed by a procession through the town ending back at the Cathedral late at night. The participants carry candles, and the route is lined by bamboo fences on which candles are fixed.
This report requires verification:
"The central characters of the Easter ceremony in Larantuka are two statues that were brought to Larantuka in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. These statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are stored in two chapels, Capela Tua Ana and Capela Tuan Ma throughout the year. Only on Good Friday, the peak event of the Easter ceremony, are they taken out. Good Friday starts with the opening of Capela Tuan Ma for the people to come and pray at the Virgin Mary statue. In the morning, the statue of Jesus is also carried out from Capela Tuan Ana and brought to its counterpart, the Virgin Mary, in a boat procession of about seven kilometers."
The night of Good Friday is devoted to Mary, the mother of God. Her statue is taken out of the chapel in which it is kept, on Holy Thursday, is cleaned, bathed, and dressed in deep blue robes. It is taken to the Cathedral.
Before the evening procession families visit the cemetery to burn candles at the graves of their relatives.
The Procession through the town stops at eight stations around the town, mostly small chapels. At each, a woman dressed in blue sings a lamentation. She represents Veronica of legend, who mopped the brow of Jesus with her veil, which then became imprinted with the face of Christ.
The stations are not the traditional stations of the Cross but commemorate 1. God's promise to send his son for our salvation, 2. the birth of Jesus, 3. his life and work, 4. his arrest, 5. the sorrow of Mary, 6. sentence of death, 7. death on the cross, 8. his burial. The procession entering the Cathedral symbolises the triumph of the Cross.
Tags: Indonesia East Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur Larantuka Easter Paskah Easter 1995 Good Friday 1995 Good Friday Celebrations Semana Santa Holy Week Good Friday Procession The Eight Stations Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa Mother of God Veronica Saint Veronica veil of Veronica lamentation lamentation of Veronica Imprinted veil Face of Christ Flores Adonara Solor Larantuka Cemetery Kaburan Larantuka Ile Mandiri volcano Extinct volcano Larantuka Boat ProcessionConfreria
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A copy of Michelangelo's Pietà, which was completed just before Easter during my stay in Larantuka in 1995. The original is in Saint Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican:
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The population of Larantuka is predominantly Catholic, the Catholicism being of Portuguese origin.
After visiting beautiful Larantuka for the first time in 1994 on a Renaissance Cruise ship I returned for an extended visit in 1995 to visit friends there and to take in the famous Easter celebrations.
Larantuka is famed for its annual Easter celebrations during Semana Santa--Holy Week, which have continued for more than 500 years, though temporarily interrupted by Covid.
Large numbers of visitors come from other parts of Flores, and from farther afield. There are a number of activities during Holy Week, but the high point is the Good Friday Procession, which begins with a service in the Cathedral at 7 pm followed by a procession through the town ending back at the Cathedral late at night. The participants carry candles, and the route is lined by bamboo fences on which candles are fixed.
This report requires verification:
"The central characters of the Easter ceremony in Larantuka are two statues that were brought to Larantuka in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. These statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are stored in two chapels, Capela Tua Ana and Capela Tuan Ma throughout the year. Only on Good Friday, the peak event of the Easter ceremony, are they taken out. Good Friday starts with the opening of Capela Tuan Ma for the people to come and pray at the Virgin Mary statue. In the morning, the statue of Jesus is also carried out from Capela Tuan Ana and brought to its counterpart, the Virgin Mary, in a boat procession of about seven kilometers."
The night of Good Friday is devoted to Mary, the mother of God. Her statue is taken out of the chapel in which it is kept, on Holy Thursday, is cleaned, bathed, and dressed in deep blue robes. It is taken to the Cathedral.
Before the evening procession families visit the cemetery to burn candles at the graves of their relatives.
The Procession through the town stops at eight stations around the town, mostly small chapels. At each, a woman dressed in blue sings a lamentation. She represents Veronica of legend, who mopped the brow of Jesus with her veil, which then became imprinted with the face of Christ.
The stations are not the traditional stations of the Cross but commemorate 1. God's promise to send his son for our salvation, 2. the birth of Jesus, 3. his life and work, 4. his arrest, 5. the sorrow of Mary, 6. sentence of death, 7. death on the cross, 8. his burial. The procession entering the Cathedral symbolises the triumph of the Cross.
Tags: Indonesia East Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur Larantuka Easter Paskah Easter 1995 Good Friday 1995 Good Friday Celebrations Semana Santa Holy Week Good Friday Procession The Eight Stations Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa Mother of God Veronica Saint Veronica veil of Veronica lamentation lamentation of Veronica Imprinted veil Face of Christ Flores Adonara Solor Larantuka Cemetery Kaburan Larantuka Ile Mandiri volcano Extinct volcano Larantuka Boat ProcessionConfreria
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An outdoor statue of the Virgin Mary.
The population of Larantuka is predominantly Catholic, the Catholicism being of Portuguese origin.
After visiting beautiful Larantuka for the first time in 1994 on a Renaissance Cruise ship I returned for an extended visit in 1995 to visit friends there and to take in the famous Easter celebrations.
Larantuka is famed for its annual Easter celebrations during Semana Santa--Holy Week, which have continued for more than 500 years, though temporarily interrupted by Covid.
Large numbers of visitors come from other parts of Flores, and from farther afield. There are a number of activities during Holy Week, but the high point is the Good Friday Procession, which begins with a service in the Cathedral at 7 pm followed by a procession through the town ending back at the Cathedral late at night. The participants carry candles, and the route is lined by bamboo fences on which candles are fixed.
This report requires verification:
"The central characters of the Easter ceremony in Larantuka are two statues that were brought to Larantuka in the 16th century by Portuguese missionaries. These statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary are stored in two chapels, Capela Tua Ana and Capela Tuan Ma throughout the year. Only on Good Friday, the peak event of the Easter ceremony, are they taken out. Good Friday starts with the opening of Capela Tuan Ma for the people to come and pray at the Virgin Mary statue. In the morning, the statue of Jesus is also carried out from Capela Tuan Ana and brought to its counterpart, the Virgin Mary, in a boat procession of about seven kilometers."
The night of Good Friday is devoted to Mary, the mother of God. Her statue is taken out of the chapel in which it is kept, on Holy Thursday, is cleaned, bathed, and dressed in deep blue robes. It is taken to the Cathedral.
Before the evening procession families visit the cemetery to burn candles at the graves of their relatives.
The Procession through the town stops at eight stations around the town, mostly small chapels. At each, a woman dressed in blue sings a lamentation. She represents Veronica of legend, who mopped the brow of Jesus with her veil, which then became imprinted with the face of Christ.
The stations are not the traditional stations of the Cross but commemorate 1. God's promise to send his son for our salvation, 2. the birth of Jesus, 3. his life and work, 4. his arrest, 5. the sorrow of Mary, 6. sentence of death, 7. death on the cross, 8. his burial. The procession entering the Cathedral symbolises the triumph of the Cross.
Tags: Indonesia East Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur Larantuka Easter Paskah Easter 1995 Good Friday 1995 Good Friday Celebrations Semana Santa Holy Week Good Friday Procession The Eight Stations Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa Mother of God Veronica Saint Veronica veil of Veronica lamentation lamentation of Veronica Imprinted veil Face of Christ Flores Adonara Solor Larantuka Cemetery Kaburan Larantuka Ile Mandiri volcano Extinct volcano Larantuka Boat ProcessionConfreria
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