Solemne procesión

Toffee has been at his wits end over the past few days. Toffee doesn't do rockets and fireworks. He's been hiding under the sofa for the duration and just as he thinks it's gone quiet and he ventures outside to answer the call of nature it kicks off again. He's had a few close calls. ha ha.

There was another Solemne procesión this evening. I quite like them, they have real spirit. The band leads and all the village joins in. I prefer to take a ringside seat on the terrace and sit back. Don't think I'll put marching bands on my top 10 list of vibes though.

Factoid: Although Spain has no official religion most Spaniards are Roman Catholics. The constitution of 1978 disestablished the Roman Catholic Church as the official state religion, while recognizing the role it plays in Spanish society. Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%. During the conquest of Muslim Spain Catholicism was firmly established in the country by the Inquisition which came into being in the 1480s. Jews who refused to convert were expelled from Spain and Muslims treated similarly. Even those Muslims who did convert (called Moriscos) were expelled in the early 1600s.