Larantuka is simply a small city located in the foot of Mount (Ile) Mandiri that directly faces the narrow ocean between the Island of Adonara and the eastern end of Flores Island.
In the city there is a religious tradition of Portuguese heritage that has lasted more than 500 years when the Portuguese nation spreads the Catholic religion and trades in the South Nusa Tenggara Islands, namely the procession of Semana Santa (The Holy Week) to commemorate the process of crucifixion, death and revival of Jesus Christ.
Across the procession that various activities have been carried out from the installation of candles on the fences and cleaning of the location as well as cleaning the statues of the Mother Mary as a preparation of the sakral religi activities.
The pilgrimage at Kapela Tuan Ana and the Dolorosa Mater statue (Bunda that Horns Cita) in Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Children carry a barbed crown when following the procession of Friday Night at Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
The celebration was guarded on Wednesday called Trewa (in the tradition of the Catholic Church means the sounds), a ritual that has been rarely carried out by other Catholic Church, except the Catholic churches in the territory of the Diocese Larantuka, which was stretched from the East Flores, Adonara Island, Solor and Lembata.
In the evening Wednesday Trewa a number of children brought the pulled former zinc-seng which then poses a host of families praying in the church of Tuan Ma (Bunda Maria) in front of the image of Tuan Ma.
The figure, in the warning of the White Wes (the last banquet session) there is no longer the desert and the atmosphere of the sepi. Arca Tuan Ma (Male Mary) stored at Kapel Maria Pante Kebis began to be pampered by five major tribes in Larantuka and the event was closed for the outside.
The number of children attracts scrap zinc that poses sounds or joys at Wednesday Trewa at Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Sampan or Pledang used to deliver the Tuan Meninu when the procession of the Larantuka Sea in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The Catholic Church held the procession of the Tuan Meninu Sea or the statue of the baby Jesus at Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Tuan Ma is only issued once a year when the arrival of the Lord’s cruel celebration, namely the White and Easter Wes. The royal family got the first opportunity to kiss the statue of Tuan Ma then pilgrims also had the opportunity to kiss the statue.
The procession was followed by kissing the statue of the An Ana Tuan that is believed to be the symbol of the jenazah of Jesus Christ in the Lohayong Kapel.
"sai kissing Tuan Ma and Ana (currently Wes White), people then invited to follow the procession of the Meninu Tuan (the baby of Jesus) whose championships through the sea (in the procession of Friday Supreme), and the arrangement of his eternity should be passed by the statue of the Meninu Tuan which is loaded in a champ," the cultural word origin of Larantuka, Beradus Tukan.
The number of Catholics following the Supreme Friday Cross Road worship in Taman Doa Tuan Meninu Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
As a monastery contemplates the story of Jesus’ stylists when following the Supreme Friday Crucifix Road worship in Taman Doa Tuan Meninu Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
The process of Merinu Sea Freight that became part of the Supreme Friday process is carried out on Friday morning at 10am. After praying at the chapel, the Tuan Meninu was assembled by the sea with a sacred event. The procession of the sea against this current ends at Pante Kuce, the front of the King Larantuka palace and continued various proceedings among which conveys the cross from the chapel to the stop of the statue (armida).
Then Arca Tuan Ma was assembled with Arca Tuan Ana to cathedral with the iring of thousands of people who became the top of Semana Santa on the Supreme Friday where people commemorate the derita of the process of death of Jesus in the procession of the crossroad. Arca Tuan Ana itself can only be thought by four people called Lakademu who dressed like a curcaci whose hat is worm-shaped.
The spirits surround Larantuka City and exercising eight pieces of stop (armida) depicting the entire life of Jesus Christ before ending in Larantuka Cathedral.
The number of Catholics following the Supreme Friday Cross Road worship in Taman Doa Tuan Meninu Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
The number of pilgrims running while praying behind the statue of Tuan Ma (Bunda Maria) when following the procession of Santa at Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
Where Santa is in the local language called Hari Bae people Nagi, ended on Sunday Alleluia, Easter day, which celebrates the victory of Jesus over death.
Photo and Text: Kaha Cornelis
The number of "Kure Lakademu" is indeed the statue of Tuan Ana (Yesus Christ) in the black box when following the procession of Friday Night as a series of Procession Semana Santa in Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
The number of liturgi officers attract the carts containing candles when the procession of Friday Night as a series of processions Semana Santa at Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
The woman sings his singing "ovos" (the form of Jesus' Christian) when the procession of Friday Night as a series of processes where Santa in Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
