The padre confidently gave me a three-finger peace sign

Padre doing a three-finger piece sign
Padre doing a three-finger piece sign
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As I was walking past St. Domingo's Church in Chiapa de Corso, I saw a priest. A car was parked in front of the priest, who was clad in a white cloth garment called alba, and he was in the middle of performing an exorcism. The priest was pouring holy water into the car. In Japan, car exorcisms are not uncommon at Shinto shrines, but it seems that even in the monotheistic Catholic world, people pray for traffic safety. I feel that this situation is not so different from the exorcisms performed in Shintoism. People are looking for the same thing in religion, just with a different god.

When the purification was over, I approached the priest, who graciously allowed me to take his picture. When I pointed the camera at him, he smiled and gave me a peace sign. It was a rare three-finger peace sign. I did not know what meaning was attached to the peace sign, which was different from the usual Japanese finger sign.

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Apr 2015 MEXICO PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

9174

Shooting Date

Jul 2010

Posted On

April 12, 2015

Modified On

October 15, 2023

Place

Chiapa De Corzo, Mexico

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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