Procession of Capas Magnas | World Famous Procession of Capes in Goa

Procession of Capas Magnas | World Famous Procession of Capes in Goa

Image Source: Daijiworld.com A Lenten ritual whose origins are steeped in time is the “Procession of Tails” led by Goa´s archbishop as part of Good Friday services lasting four hours in the Se Cathedral.The archbishop and Canons of the Chapter of the Cathedral wear black cowled robes with tails that trail two meters behind them in what is officially called the “Procissaum das Capas Magnas” (Procession of the Great Capes). As the robes sweep the floor, a 16-century coffin with a life-size statue of Jesus laying in it is carried…

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