Pilgrimage to El Rincón
By Claudio Pelaez Sordo
December 17, 2020
Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews.
Celebration for St. Lazarus Day. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Today part of the Cuban people celebrate the day of Babalú Ayé, popularly known as Saint Lazarus, one of the most miraculous saints according to popular culture and venerated for being the guardian of the most dispossessed and sick.
Through the lens of Claudio Pelaez we know the journey to the sanctuary “El Rincon”, in Santiago de las Vegas, where thousands of faithful of Saint Lazarus arrived. The usual pilgrimage, which is already part of the Cuban identity, was marked on this occasion by faces covered with masks due to the context of the COVID-19.
Anyway, I get to the Corner. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Between the two of us we arrived at the Rincón. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Very happy to celebrate this day. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Lazarus is our favorite deity. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
This pilgrimage is an expression of Cuban identity. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
We carry Lazarus deep inside. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Special moment to gather together the deserved homage to the saint who watches over them and protects them. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Cult of Saint Lazarus, solid expression of Cuban identity. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
Any sacrifice is little to venerate Lazarus. Photo: Claudio Peláez Sordo.
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