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In Mexico, Holy Week penitents continue bloody 16th-century traditions of absolution

By Filings on Tue, 04/23/19
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“The celebration of Holy Week in this colonial town southwest of Mexico City is one of the most dramatic and shocking in the country. During Holy Week, ten processions, each more solemn than the last as the week progresses, are carried out by three religious brotherhoods: Animas, Encruzados and Flagelentes.” - RNS

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