artskorps
a disciplinante, his scourge on his back, at the procession of the picaos, san vicente de la sonsierra, spain.
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Apr 8, 2023 at 3:27pmWeb
Show threadEyelingApr 8, 2023
@artskorps Interesting series! How was the general atmosphere at the event? I've only read about self-flagellation culture in Christianity and seen some Shia Muslim events like that on TV, but never went to any (also not quite sure I'd feel comfortable).
Show threadartskorpsApr 8, 2023
@eyeling
🧵 1/2
i would describe it as being intense — san vicente de la sonsierra is a small rather remote village/town and the brotherhood that celebrates this ritual annually is sworn and you can feel it even with the young members who carry wooden crosses on sticks and sing while the procession moves rhythmically on the way of the cross, faith and sincerity.
Show threadartskorpsApr 8, 2023
@eyeling
🧵 2/2
nevertheless, there are a lot of onlookers, tourists on the edge and there is sometimes a very unpleasant jostling (some photographers were absolutely shameless...) Spain's Catholicism is a very special one for me anyway: tearful, a lot of pieta, emotional, suffering.
Show threadEyelingApr 8, 2023
@artskorps Thank you for that illustration and of course the photographs. That sounds a lot like the impressions I get from watching Kerbala's Ashura live feeds. I'd probably pass on attending in person, even, probably *especially* as an uninvolved spectator. As open as these events are, I'd feel like a voyeur being not part of the dynamic itself and the in-group experience.
Show threadartskorpsApr 8, 2023
@eyeling
I can relate to that very well. compared to the ashura ritual, i find the spanish flagellators very ritualized and more spiritual than “physical” (bloody). in iran, i found it very strange to see whole shops full of whipping tools in souks, as special shops for craftsmen need.