earthlingFilipino penitents perform self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday during Holy Week in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 2. REUTERS/Noel Celis
Knowledge Zone#PhotoOfTheDay: Icy #Penitents by moonlight on #Chajnantor
These bizarre ice and snow formations are known as penitentes (Spanish for “penitents”). They are illuminated by the light of the Moon, which is visible on the right on the photograph.
On the left, higher in the sky, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds can be faintly seen, while the reddish glow of the Carina Nebula appears close to the horizon on the far left.
RevDrMatthewFox“Western civilization has preferred love of #death to love of #life to the extent that its religious traditions have preferred #redemption to #creation, #sin to ecstasy, & individual #introspection to cosmic awareness & #appreciation.” #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
Photo: #Penitents procession, Pampanga
Photo: #Penitents procession, Pampanga
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