Festival Crowds Photo

Photographer’s Note

During the week of the Sfanta Parasceva festival in Iasi, the city swells to at least five times its size. The people come for the festival, but also to stand in line (often for a whole day or more) to touch the hand of Sfanta Parasceva, patron saint of the region. In the picture, you see the food booths that were set up right across from my apartment in the center of town. You can also see how crowded it was.

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clupica (97) 2007-10-19 2:15

Hi,

I live in Neuchatel Switzerland and we have an annual wine festival where Bachus (god of wine) rules for the last week-end in September of each year.

It's an interesting photo but taken from your appartment it lacks a little bit of the soul of the festival and serves only to give the sense that there are lots of people. I don't know how to do it differently because I overlook our festival and can never decide whether or not I like the overhead photos. Might work as a news shot or on a site dedicated to the festival.

charlie

theofanis (750) 2008-02-29 2:14

hi misshepburn
i lived in iasi for 8 years studing dentistry and it happens to leave 'vizavi' of your house.i remember the crowd coming for sfinta Parascheva.Thank you for the memories i diggied up!
theofanis