Fiestas religiosas - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Fiestas religiosas - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Tarasca of the Corpus Christi procession https://historylab.es/tarasca-of-the-corpus-christi-procession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tarasca-of-the-corpus-christi-procession Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/tarasca-de-la-procesion-del-corpus-christi/ Everyday life, celebrations and religious festivities. The image shows the representation of a Tarasca from the Corpus Christi procession

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]]> The image shows a drawing of a Tarasca in the Corpus Christi procession, by Leonardo Alegre. The Tarasca is a mythological creature of French origin that represents an allegory of how good triumphs over evil. The Tarasca was described as a kind of devastating dragon that lived in Provence and destroyed everything. Saint Martha managed to subdue the monstrous beast with her prayers, so that the inhabitants of the city were able to put an end to it. St. Martha then preached a sermon that converted many of the inhabitants to Christianity and provoked repentance for killing the monster. During the Modern Age it was present in the religious celebrations of the Corpus Christi festival, although during the reign of Charles III all profane elements were forbidden in these festivities. Nowadays, it continues to appear in various Corpus Christi processions, accompanied by big-headed figures and giants.

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]]> Tarasca of the Corpus Christi procession in Madrid https://historylab.es/tarasca-of-the-corpus-christi-procession-in-madrid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tarasca-of-the-corpus-christi-procession-in-madrid Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:33 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/tarasca-de-la-procesion-del-corpus-christi-de-madrid/ Everyday life, celebrations and religious festivities. The image shows a Tarasca for the Corpus Christi procession of 1744 in Madrid

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]]> The image shows a Tarasca for the Corpus Christi procession of 1744 in Madrid. The Tarasca is a mythological creature of French origin that represents an allegory of how good triumphs over evil. The Tarasca was described as a kind of devastating dragon that lived in Provence and destroyed everything. Saint Martha managed to subdue the monstrous beast with her prayers, so that the inhabitants of the city were able to put an end to it. St. Martha then preached a sermon that converted many of the inhabitants to Christianity and provoked repentance for killing the monster. During the Modern Age it was present in the religious celebrations of the Corpus Christi festival, although during the reign of Charles III all profane elements were forbidden in these festivities. Nowadays, it continues to appear in various Corpus Christi processions, accompanied by big-headed figures and giants.

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