The Blessing of the Animals Ceremony
Photographer
Ralph Looney
(1924 Lexington, Kentucky - 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1960
Mediumchromogenic transparency
Dimensions3 11/16 × 4 9/16 in. (9.3 × 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Estate of Ralph and Clarabelle Looney
Object numberPA2006.021.338
DescriptionFather Luis Jaramillo stands on a small wooden platform on the sidewalk outside the San Felipe de Neri Church and begins the Blessing of the Animals ceremony in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Young boys stand on either side of the priest and another boy holds a floral arch behind the priest. A group of people and animals are in line along North Plaza Street to get the priest's blessing of their pets. A young boy holds a leash attached to a German Shepherd and waits at the head of the line, watching Father Jaramillo.On View
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