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ON Resurrection Sunday the procession of the encounter would take place. All
the people would unite at the church where some of the young women dressed in
mourning clothes and would grab the Virgin Mary in order to take her to the procession,
while the rest of the women initiated the singing that accompanied this party. The two
following strophes were sung at the very moment that the youth grabbed the Virgin
Mary.
“Maidens grab the Virgin,
Where shall we take her,
To the happy streets
We shall find Jesus
Raise the full palm
From those tree litters
We are going to look for your son
Around this place.”
In another area the young men accompanied Jesus. One of them carries a pine
branch decorated with doughnuts, lemons and oranges. The young men from the pine
grove brought the branch and the maidens prepared it. It significance is placed in
contrast to the Cross, which is a dry beam in which is the death. The flowered and
adorned tree or branch signifies the new life that the Resurrected brings us. The
doughnuts were used to give name to this Easter that, other than Florid, they are also
called Rosquillera (doughnutry), because in the majority of regions the making of buns
and doughnuts was very common. The oranges and lemons were hung on the tree
because it was the easiest fruit to find during this time of year.
The ringing of the bells marked the beginning of the procession. The following
would be sung:
“The bells turn
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