Paraguay’s Natividad de Maria in photos: dropping money for Jesus
TO Paraguay, where youngsters vie to catch 50,000 Guarani bannotes, (around £9), during Natividad de Maria, or Birth of Mary celebrations at the Virgin Mary Catholic church in Guarambare, Paraguay. The money throwing is part of celebrations that honour the birth of Mary, during which church members who believe they have received special favours from her, throw banknotes from the church’s balcony to children below, as a way to return the favour. Because when push comes to shove, it’s cash not dogma you want, right?
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Jose Antonio Medina holds banknotes worth about .50 cents each as he prepares to toss them off a church's balcony where youths wait to catch them during "Natividad de Maria," or Birth of Mary celebrations at the Virgin Mary Catholic church in Guarambare, Paraguay, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. The money throwing is part of celebrations honoring the birth of Mary, during which people who believe they received special favors from her, throw money from the church's balcony to children below as a way to return the favor. Medina, 100, one of many who threw bills off the balcony, is a war veteran from the War of Chaco against Bolivia (1932-1935) and used money from his pension. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Posted: 9th, September 2012 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
