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The masculine piety of soldiers of the Spanish Foreign Legion

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Every year in Malagá in the morning of Holy Thursday there is a ceremony known as  El Traslado del Cristo de Mena  (The Transfer of the Christ of Mena) where members of the Spanish Foreign Legion carry  El Cristo de la Buena Muerte  (The Christ of a Good Death). They sing  El Novio de la Muerte  (Death’s Bridegroom; lyrics in Spanish and English  here ) while carrying the very large and heavy crucifix. Continue at Bangor to Bobbio .