Romeria de Santa Marta de Ribarteme, Galicia, Spain

As part of the Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme (named after the patron saint of resurrection, Santa Marta de Ribarteme, the sister of Lazarus), people who have had near-death experiences in the past year are placed in open coffins and paraded through the village following a statue of Santa Marta

Associations Brotherhood Brotherhoods Coffins Experiences Fiesta Fraternities Galicia Hermandad Lazarus Marta Paraded Patron Penance Piety Placed Processions Resurrection Ribarteme Romeria

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