Published 2 years ago

In Mexico, an entire town has its cross to bear

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Day of the Cross is celebrated in the Mexico City neighborhood of Santa Cruz Xochitepec. The importance of the huge, fabric-draped cross to locals is reflected in the town's very name. The cross has stood sentinel over the city's south side even as what was once a village was swallowed by metropolis.

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Associated Press News

In Mexico, an entire town has its cross to bear

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

In Mexico, an entire town has its cross to bear

Dozens of men strain and struggle as they heft a huge cross adorned with colorful ribbons and trudge down a steep hill followed by a multitude of townsfolk

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

In Mexico, an entire town has its cross to bear

Dozens of men strain and struggle as they heft a huge cross adorned with colorful ribbons and trudge down a steep hill followed by a multitude of townsfolk

2 years ago

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MY Northwest

In Mexico, an entire town has its cross to bear

SANTA CRUZ XOCHITEPEC (AP) — Dozens of men strained and struggled as they hefted a huge cross adorned with colorful ribbons and trudged down a steep hill in a yearly ceremony of the Day of the Cross celebrated in the Mexico City neighborhood of Santa Cruz Xochitepec.The ceremony on the Cerro de Xochitepec came a day before the formal day on the church calendar, Tuesday, when the cross is the centerpiece of a Mass and a new one is adorned for a r…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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