Photo: @randyolson | Starting an Ecuador project with @pablocorralvega @melissafarlow and others. From todayinecuador.com: More than a quarter of a million people will descend on the Plaza of San Francisco, some to observe, others to participate. At 12pm noon, the hour in which Pontius Pilot condemned Jesus to death, the procession begins from the San Francisco Church, and returns 3 hours later, the hour in which Jesus was crucified. During the procession the image of Jesus is preceded by 800 persons dressed and veiled in purple garments. The men are known as Cucuruchos (meaning, “cone” for their pointed headdress) and the women are called Veronicas, after the woman who is thought to have offered her veil for Christ to wipe his face. The cones are a sign of humility; the purple, the color of penitence. Those who wear them do so as an act of faith, between them and God, but for all to witness during the procession. Updates from this trip will be on @artesdequito @randyolson @melissafarlow @thephotosociety #quito #Easter #GoodFriday @theimagereview @natgeo
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