Costaleros carrying a trono during the Semana Santa Processions


A "Trono" (a float depicting a scene from the Easter story of Christ) is carried through the streets of Cartagena, Spain, during the traditional processions of Semana Santa (Holy Week), a tradition performed by men known as "los costaleros" (literally, "sack men", because of the sack-like cloth they wear over their necks to soften the burden.


Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Cartagena, Spain
Photo credit: © Gannet77 / Alamy / Afripics
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