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A carnival and Catholic devotion in San Bartolome Bacerra, Guatemala

From Benjamin Reeves | 01:43

Religious devotion and carnival revelry combined Friday night as thousands of devout Catholics gathered in the small Guatemalan village of San Bartolome Bacerra for a Lenten celebration.

San_bartolome_volacion6_small For the thousands of Catholics gathered in San Bartolome Bacerra, the "Volacion of Jesus," adoration of Jesus, was both a solemn religious momement and an excuse for a racous party.

The events in San Bartolome were but a precursor for a massive 12-16 hour long procession in the nearby town of La Antigua, Guatemala, the following Sunday.