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And the procession begins
The silver cross comes out
And in the middle is our Lord”
The two parties, the women with the Virgin Mary and the men with Jesus and the
branch, cross the entry facade of the church and each party would take a different path.
First the men would go to the left and then the women towards the right, and they would
sing.
“Outside, outside women
Outside to the sidewalk
That the Holy Mary,
Is going to walk through them.”
The two parties walked around the church and would then find themselves in a
plaza, where in old times a game of ball occurred. In the moment that both parties see
one another, they would sing:
“There comes Jesus
We have his mother here
Make a circle gentlemen
That come to greet one another.”
The procession would stop and the mourning clothes would be taken off the
Virgin Mary and off the maidens, who were the young women that carried the Virgin.
This would be done by them taking off the black clothes from one another. When they
did this they would sing:
“Take off the mourning clothes from the Virgin
Because this clothes is too heavy
It is not fitting for her to wear it,
Because her son has resurrected”
Take off the mourning clothes from the Virgin
And of Holy Mary
And also from the maidens
That accompany her”
Together, they would continue the procession towards the church. The statue of
Baby Jesus was at the front of the procession, they would then sing:
“They will not recognize one another
They have changed their dress
He wears dress that is flesh colored
By the blood of his veins.
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