Sunday, May 30, 2010

World's Largest Thurible

Trinity Sunday

When I was in Santiago de Compostela in Spain back in April I saw this scene:

http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Camino-Video-Botafumeiro-1.htm

When I was there the crowd was bigger, and people were moving away when the thurible reached peak height overhead.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wy just informed me, with great seriousness, that "the reason that incenser is going so high is because it has the Holy Ghost in it and He can flap hard in a big incenser.Right, Mommy?"

Sean said...

An astute young lad.