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Description: | This doll has been dressed as a Nazarenos, who is a Catholic seeking forgiveness. In the Christian calendar, these robes are worn during Holy Week (Semana Santa), usually by men. The robes hide their identity whilst they repent in public processions. There are processions throughout Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday which commemorate the last events in Jesus's earthly life. This doll is probably a tourist souvenir from Spain where Holy Week processions take place throughout the country, especially in the South.
Lenten penitents, cone shaped cardboard figures in dark habits, with high pointed hats extended over their faces to form masks. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Tourism Childhood Religion Toys Social history Customs and traditions Dolls and Toys | Temporal: | 1900 - 1920
20th century (1900-1999) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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