PHOTOS: Good Friday Procession in La Unión, Costa Rica
On Good Friday, 2018, Catholics took to the streets of La Unión, Tres Ríos in the province of Cartago to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Actors and actresses from the Biblical Theater at Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church and from various confradías, or brotherhoods, participated in the Good Friday procession.
Take a glimpse into the day’s events in Tres Ríos de la Unión, east of San José.
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