aww, just as i hoped! a place that serves as respite, a bit isolated. and there is a peace in being the outsider in a foreign country. hmm, is it kind of like avignon or st. guilhem in france, them being the medieval-ish cities i know of for comparison?
holy week is fascinating to me, having grown up in an intensely catholic country. the saints' days in general, there's this crush of people taking the fervor of their faith for granted. they want to touch the feet of statues and kiss figurines, and at the same time it's very earthly in the bartering for peanuts and candy and buying cigarettes by the stick, and there are bewildered children and snotty babies, and ppl talk about the soap operas that won't be showing on tv later because there will be a religious show instead.
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hmm, is it kind of like avignon or st. guilhem in france, them being the medieval-ish cities i know of for comparison?
holy week is fascinating to me, having grown up in an intensely catholic country. the saints' days in general, there's this crush of people taking the fervor of their faith for granted. they want to touch the feet of statues and kiss figurines, and at the same time it's very earthly in the bartering for peanuts and candy and buying cigarettes by the stick, and there are bewildered children and snotty babies, and ppl talk about the soap operas that won't be showing on tv later because there will be a religious show instead.