(27 Apr 2025)
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Colina, Chile – 27 April 2025
1. Various AERIALS of procession of pilgrims travelling on horseback through the countryside ++MUTE++
2. Various of horseback pilgrims riding in procession
3. Horse legs trotting
4. Pilgrim woman on horseback smiling
5. Man ringing bell
6. Pilgrim saying prayer
7. Pilgrim leaves church carrying consecrated host
8. Bishop gives communion to the sick
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Osorio, Father:
"We are not only accompanying the Risen Lord, whom we bring to the sick, but also about 1,500 horse pilgrims join the procession. It is a very beautiful experience, a true experience of faith, where these countrymen, the great majority of them, accompany the blessed sacrament, preserving a tradition that began many years ago."
10. Pilgrim holds her grandmother’s hand and shows her affection
11. Reverse shot of horseback pilgrim
12. Horses with decorations on their heads
13. Horseback pilgrims riding in procession
14. Priest giving communion to an elderly woman
15. Horseback pilgrims riding with Chilean flags
16. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Fidel Guajardo González, Chilean pilgrim taking part in Quasimodo procession:
“65 years ago, I started running Quasimodo. I ran with my parents, with the whole family—my brothers, my uncles—and then with my children, my grandchildren, and we continue running with the family to this day."
17. Woman tying scarf on her father’s head in preparation for procession
18. Man looks at himself in mirror
19. Horseback pilgrims preparing horses ++DAWN SHOTS++
20. Horse being groomed
STORYLINE:
Some 1,500 Catholic pilgrims gathered in the Chilean city of Colina on Sunday for a traditional festival held on the first Sunday after Easter.
Many wore the traditional outfit of the "huasos," Chilean countrymen and skilled horsemen, including extra long spurs and intricately carved, closed wooden stirrups.
Known as Divine Mercy Sunday, Catholic priests distribute communion to the sick and elderly who were unable to attend mass over Easter.
The celebration is known as the Cuasimodo, or Quasimodo, festival.
The name is not related to the famous hunchback, but is thought to derive from Latin: “Quasi modo geniti infantes,” or “like newborn children.”
The festival is said to date back to colonial times, when priests relied on huasos to protect them from bandits.
On Sunday, the pilgrims accompanied a priest on a journey to deliver communion, with many faithful and participants dressed in their finest attire.
The festival is recognized as the most important in the country, due to the large number of pilgrims that take part, and also for being the only one that is accompanied only by horses, without any motor vehicles.
As a sign of respect, horseback pilgrims replace their hats with blankets tied to their heads and capes over their shoulders.
AP video shot by Alexandre Plaza
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