Friday, April 22, 2011

A record paso

Said to be the largest paso in Spain, The Last Supper, owned by the Brotherhood of the same name, has thirteen figures on it ( the twelve apostles and Jesus), is eleven and a half metres long, three and a half metres wide, it weighs 2,500 kilograms and takes 150 costaleros to carry it on their shoulders. Mind you, it used to weigh 3,000 kilograms before they removed two of the side poles and could accommodate up to  208 costeleros.

One of the unique features of this paso is the food on the table. Everything is natural and is provided by the local markets. Forty kilograms of  fruit including melons, bananas, pineapples, apples, oranges even radishes are carefully arranged on the table for its procession. The tray of pascual lamb which represents the main course, is prepared beforehand but again is natural.

Is it any wonder that this paso features in the Guiness Book of Records and that hundreds or people queue up just to watch it being prepared?

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