This morning we drove down to Salobreña, on the coast, to see the annual procession and fiesta of The Virgen de Rosario. She is one of the patron saints of Salobreña and every October a romaría is held in her honour.
I was particularly keen to look at the parade of beautiful Andalusian horses as my most recently published book, The Adventure of Princess The Pony, is about horses and I was hoping to get some inspiration for another book, or perhaps for some paintings of horses.
I certainly wasn’t disappointed: the weather was glorious and the light, the colour, the noise and the festive atmosphere created a wonderfully vivid scene. There were numerous, brightly decorated floats and horse-drawn carriages. The men were elegant in dark trousers, waistcoats red bandannas and boater hats, and the women and girls resplendent in frilled dresses, their hair adorned with ornate combs and flowers. The immaculately groomed horses gleamed in the bright sunlight, as did the two oxen pulling the lavishly decorated carriage on which reposed the Virgen de Rosario.
Led by the band, the procession made its way through the streets lined with spectators and down to the beach, where a solemn mass was held to honour the virgin. Afterwards, the horses ‘strutted their stuff’ along the beach. We took lots of photos and I hope you enjoy these images.
1 comment:
Great photos. I expected them to have the parade on the wednessday - the day of the local fiesta and so missed it (again!). Hope you got enough inspiration!
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