by Library of the Institute for Zamora
Each year, between February and October in the province of Zamora rosemary exhibits an ancestral spirit embodied in the holding more than a hundred pilgrimages to adorn shrines, churches and shrines in villages in all districts to venerate images that arouse joy and devotion and whose origins documented only in some cases hide beautiful stories, somewhere between legend and history between tradition and religion.
Under the guise of simple folk festivals, in places geographically privileged, repeated over the years, in a farming and livestock that depend on the nature and climate for their survival are celebrating with a very deep meaning connect to God with man through symbolic rites expressing myths, with the survival of ancient guilds, relics, crucifixes, holy virgins and receiving praise, hymns and offerings and ceremonies especially among the faithful still raise feelings of brotherhood and coexistence.
Pilgrimages apparently identical, preparedness, mass, procession, offerings, music and dance, food and fun but closely different in their origin or purpose, to bless the earth seeking fertility, to commemorate a historic event keeping promises to our forefathers did, to thank for a good year, asking for favors or just health and channel collectively living spiritual feelings holiday.
Calendar Zamora Rosemary responds to fixed dates in some cases but varies in other to beat that mark the annual religious cycle.
find spring or autumn pilgrimage or attend a geographic space of the line that hides an ancient brotherhood between English and Portuguese people who have shared and frontier spirit.
This is the case of the meeting yesterday, the Pilgrimage of Light , a party that joins the town to move from Ready to Portuguese Constantim neighboring municipality. Takes place in the Hermitage of Light, which is situated within walking distance to move, is held the Sunday after San Marcos. In English and Portuguese she exchanged various products for household and farm work, as well as enjoy the local cuisine.
Fortunately in the XXI century and the rural world persists is socioreligioso Zamora. Audiovisual material you have at your disposal in the library of IEZ.
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