After Marathon politics with Daniel Ortega and his visitors I covered one of those events that makes Nicaragua my favorite place in the world to photograph. The Feast of San Sebastian. The city of Diriamba celebrtes the feast in such a way as to be able to be both pagan and orthodox catholic. It is the perfect mix of both cultures, Mesoamerican and Spanish. We can see how the native americans adopted what suited them from the catholic religious symbolism and adapted it to their own set of existing beliefs. The colonial Spanish authoriteis where happy enough to let it happen as long as it happened under the guise of the catholic church. It's the same all over Latin America. Any way it is God's gift to photographers.

here are the pics.


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter


Celebration of the feast of San Sebastian, Diriamba, Nicaragua 2007. Photo Tomas Stargardter - copyright Tomas Stargardter



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