Purisimás

More Purisima (i tried to make a pun)! I neglected to mention in my last post that Purisima means "The Purest One," in reference to Mary because of the Catholic belief that she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

Here are some photos from the final day of festivities. You can click on the images to enlarge them and see them as a slideshow.

women line up for prayer and Purisima treats

 a soccer field fills up with children waiting for their treats

the faithful fill the streets, on a nighttime procession 

one of the altars up close...wish Mary's image were adapted to be more phenotypically representative 

the procession reaches the church 

 a highly dangerous paper bull with a firecracker coating

fireworks throwing crazy amounts of smoke