Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7856
No, that's how people in Spain dress up for certain ceremonies in their Catholic tradition. Southern Catholicism is way different than the Catholicism followed by northern Europeans. Not the klan, not satanists, these are "normal" people expressing their faith.
Tip for spud: study a bit of the culture of the country before you move there
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
Skull Full Of Maggots Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:08 pm Posts: 44
Slayer wrote:
No, that's how people in Spain dress up for certain ceremonies in their Catholic tradition. Southern Catholicism is way different than the Catholicism followed by northern Europeans. Not the klan, not satanists, these are "normal" people expressing their faith.
Tip for spud: study a bit of the culture of the country before you move there
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
Site Admin Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2002 1:35 am Posts: 19753 Location: En España
Slayer, don't take it too seriously I'd seen pictures before, i found it hilariously weird in person though Crazy christians
Why the hell someone would carry a big golden float with jesus on top is even more nuts! I was told that they are banned from holding it above their heads because they keep killing people too
As for the KKK/Christians... they come in green, black, purple and white so far... I'm looking for the golden one They also have kids dressed up like that
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7856
spudthedestroyer wrote:
Slayer, don't take it too seriously I'd seen pictures before, i found it hilariously weird in person though Crazy christians
Haha, well, you made it really sound like you were a bit scared, LOL. They are crazy, that's for sure. Spain is only softcore crazy, you should go to the Philippines now!
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:21 am Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
Mummified In Barbed Wire Joined: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:01 pm Posts: 134
you should've checked out Igualeja, a small town near ronda in the province of malaga. they reenact the crucification of christ during la semana santa. really intense experience. http://www.comarcaderonda.com/es/EVENTO ... ria/12.htm
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: shit... nazi klu klux klan outside my house!
Dead But Dreaming Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:07 am Posts: 337 Location: Lost in space and time
Signe wrote:
About Easter... In Sweden Easter is a witch themed holiday... I've been thinking, do you have Easter witches in other places, too? In Sweden we say that Easter is the time when the witches grab their broomsticks, cattle, priests or whatever they have and ride them all the way to the Blue Virgin, an island in Sweden, where they have a party with the devil. Therefore, each Easter, Swedish children dress up as witches and make little drawings with the words "Happy Easter" and they go knock on doors and so they get candy.
I hope this doesn't sound too naive but is that true? I can see there really is an island named Blue Virgin but I couldn't find any ceremonial stuff attached to it. I had an thread on 'Halloween around the world' a while back and this sounds a little like the American version of Halloween.
Anyway, if you are telling the truth then I find that fascinating.
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