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los empalaos de valverde de la vera / Spain
Los Empalaos de Valverde of Vera", are anonym penitents that in the silence of dawn on Good Friday, traverse the streets of Valverde. Barefooted men, with a petticoat in white hemp charge in their shoulders a plough's wood attached with large cords that spiral their arms until it bites and paralyses their chest. At the arms ends three large iron rings are hung, called "vilortas" identical to those used to pull the plough. The severe iron tinkle is the only sound allowed during the long walk of the "Empalao" on his "Via Crucis". Finally, a pair of crossed sabres is placed on his back and head. Covering the face falls a white lace veil finished with a spine crown. This is how the "Empalao" becomes anonymous and penitents with a profund faith.
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