Blur envelopes a young parishioner who carries a candle-lit canvas lantern in a processional that celebrates Christians' Holy Week. It is a

---

A blur envelopes a young parishioner who carries a candle-lit canvas lantern in a processional that celebrates Christians' Holy Week. It is a centuries-old annual Mendrisio tradition.

---

Size: 5277px × 3518px
Location: Switzerland
Photo credit: © Melissa Farlow / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: activities, altar, beliefs, blur, boys, carrying, catholic, catholicism, celebration, celebrations, children, christian, color, copy, culture, easter, effects, europe, faith, front, glowing, head, history, holding, holy, horizontal, ideologies, image, lanterns, laymen, motion, night, occasions, outdoors, panned, person, preteen, processional, red, religion, religions, religious, roman, shoulders, space, special, swiss, switzerland, traditions, travel, view, views, walking, week, world