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Corpus Christi of Laguna de Negrillos

Laguna de Negrillos, El Páramo, León

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Corpus Christi of Laguna de Negrillos

Activity · Laguna de Negrillos, El Páramo, León

A deeply rooted procession organised since 1648 by the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, probably originating between the 16th and 17th centuries as the representation of an auto sacramental, a trace of which survives in the use of masks. Its central figure is San Sebastián, who represents a Roman centurion martyred for his faith and walks the streets challenging the public to deny theirs, until he acknowledges it with a bow, face uncovered, before the Blessed Sacrament. He is followed by the apostles, except Judas, Saint Michael, Saint John the Baptist -who walks barefoot-, Saint John the Evangelist and Jesus Christ, along with the dancers, who represent guardian angels of the Sacred Host and never turn their backs on it. The central events take place in Most Holy Sacrament Square.

Photo: María Teresa García Montes (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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