Candlelit Evening Theater

Over Easter the graveyard in Larantuka is turned into a virtual theater. Thousands of candles are lit, flickering in the night.

April 29, 2003

He came by night. A Pharisee who in secret trusted in Christ's teachings. Bringing a mixture of oil of myrrh and incense, he took up Christ's body, wrapping it in a linen shroud.

In the biblical story, this man is known as Nicodemus. His kindness is re-enacted every year in Larantuka's graveyard ahead of its Easter procession. Four men in red conical hats and white robes pushed their way through the throng of worshippers crowding into the cem

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