Spanish medieval custom "Santa Marta Festival" holds coffin parade

As the saying goes, one land and soil supports one person. Different customs and customs around the world allow people living under the same blue sky to have different living habits and customs. Recently, a coffin parade was held in a Spanish village. Let those living who survived lie in coffins and be carried by relatives to participate in the parade.

July 29th of each year is Santa Marta Festival. According to medieval customs in Asnavez, Spain, everyone who is willing to dedicate himself to Santa Marta must march in a coffin on this day to realize this wish. During the parade, the "sacrifices" lying in the coffins focused on their thoughts and prayed silently. The people carrying the coffins were usually relatives and friends, singing sacrificial songs as they walked.

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has changed over time, and people have become more and more realistic. Most of the people participating in this religious event from all over the world are patients who have made or fulfilled their wishes and their relatives.

Spain is a traditional Catholic country, with people generally believing in God and fearing death. In the local village of Santa Marta de Ribarteme, there is an ancient tradition of coffin parades to make people think better about the meaning of life.

On July 29, 2015 local time, Santa Marta de Ribarteme, a village in northwest Spain, held its annual "Shroud Parade." Those who survived lay in coffins and were carried by relatives to participate in the parade, thanking God for keeping them alive. It is in this unique way that they express their gratitude to God.