One day after the day of San Lázaro

One day after the day of San Lázaro

HAVANA, Dec. 19th  Not even because of COVID-19, or perhaps because of that, did Cubans stop attending El Rincón,

the temple of one of the most popular saints in Cuba: Babalú Ayé, San Lázaro, the protector of lepers who has his throne in the Rincón National Sanctuary.

EFE photojournalist Ernesto Mastracusa arrived there, and what you will see below was what his camera captured.

One day after the day of San Lázaro
National Sanctuary of San Lázaro in El Rincón.

One day after the day of San Lázaro

One day after the day of San Lázaro
Cuban Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (c), blesses a woman during his visit to the church of El Rincón.

One day after the day of San Lázaro
Health workers rest after the visit of religious people to the El Rincón Sanctuary, where tribute to San Lázaro is paid.

The wake is starting
Oh, what do we do to Babalú
Give me seventeen candles
To place them crosswise.
(Song: Miguelito Valdés)

One day after the day of San Lázaro

(Oncuba)

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