Blessing of the Animals
Yesterday was an incredible beautiful day. Well it was Sunday, the weather was gorgeous and The Feast of San Anton took place in Rabat, St. Augustine. Due to the almost summery weather and bright sunshine (yes I saw some people with T-Shirts hanging around) this years blessing of the animals was a great success. There were so many happy faces, from old to young, everyone was in the spirit to enjoy this special annual event. This particular Maltese feast is one of my favorites because it is relaxed but with a great atmosphere and it is for the families with children. I do not want to make this post too long because I have loads of images to share. But what was initially planned to be a small coverage of the event turned out to be a photo shoot. So many people came up to me with their cute pets, posing for the camera and so many kids were showing of their "best friend"... I just couldn't resist to keep the shutter button pressed. Hope you enjoy and if you see yourself or a friend in one of the photos please contact me on my mailer on jessmor.blogspot.com and I will send it to you.
This is the Statue of San Anton, the patron of the animals, which is in the corner of St. Augustine Street where the feast took place.
Happy and excited kids everywhere and all kinds of pets, from dogs and cats to water turtles, birds, hamsters, and farrets (and these were the ordinary one's, keep on reading).
Look at that little puppy... he was soooo darn cute!!!
But also kids make your hearts melt. Ain't she so cute with her bunny?!
I love cats, check this fluffy one out!
I can't decide which one I adore more....
... this is really tough competition!
Doggies were just everywhere!
A gentleman with his adorable granddaughter and their pet.
OH how sweeeeet!!
Another gorgeous cat. I was going to take it home with me....
The procession. Have a look at that blue sky. The weather was just marvelous!
Traditional Maltese altar boys leading the statue.
Onlookers. Had to capture that beautiful child with her grandfather.
With dignity. Devotee carrying the heavy statue. Great expressions!
The statue will be turned and placed by the entrance to face the crowd.
The blessing of the animals can begin.
Graceful police horses. They are amazing.
Have a look at this pet! This gentleman brought his goat along. That's pretty cool!
One last shot of that super little cute girl and her doggie.
PS: Email me for more images (I haven't had time to go through all of them).
This is the Statue of San Anton, the patron of the animals, which is in the corner of St. Augustine Street where the feast took place.
Happy and excited kids everywhere and all kinds of pets, from dogs and cats to water turtles, birds, hamsters, and farrets (and these were the ordinary one's, keep on reading).
Look at that little puppy... he was soooo darn cute!!!
But also kids make your hearts melt. Ain't she so cute with her bunny?!
I love cats, check this fluffy one out!
I can't decide which one I adore more....
... this is really tough competition!
Doggies were just everywhere!
A gentleman with his adorable granddaughter and their pet.
OH how sweeeeet!!
Another gorgeous cat. I was going to take it home with me....
The procession. Have a look at that blue sky. The weather was just marvelous!
Traditional Maltese altar boys leading the statue.
Onlookers. Had to capture that beautiful child with her grandfather.
With dignity. Devotee carrying the heavy statue. Great expressions!
The statue will be turned and placed by the entrance to face the crowd.
The blessing of the animals can begin.
Graceful police horses. They are amazing.
Have a look at this pet! This gentleman brought his goat along. That's pretty cool!
One last shot of that super little cute girl and her doggie.
PS: Email me for more images (I haven't had time to go through all of them).
1 comment:
Wow, great photos! Very impressive :)
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