Easter Procession Candles Unicorn Astronaut Tarija

Cool season light reflects off a wet public square in Tarija during an Easter festival. Rows of participants hold tall white candles, their flames casting steady orange pools on the slick stone ground. Low-hanging clouds press against the horizon, softening the late-afternoon sky. In a perfect symmetrical arrangement, the crowd lines both sides of a central path. Crossing this path as a matter-of-fact reality is a fully visible astronaut riding a white unicorn. The silver suit of the astronaut and the flowing mane of the unicorn stand out against the muted tones of the procession. The wet pavement mirrors the figures, doubling the impossible rider and the orderly rows of worshippers in the reflective surface.