A Saint Marie's Day

Okay, here is the story of this town.  There were two Maries, who were related to the Virgin Mary.  They were Christians, and so were kicked out of Judea.  In fact the story says, they were put into a boat neither oars nor sails.  They washed ashore in the current location of this town, which is named after both of them.  Once here, they converted the local population and the local band of gypsies.  The leader of the gypsies was Sara, who asked to be baptized along with all of her followers.  She and both of the Maries were later sainted.  Below are a few shots of the local celebration of these women.  As you see it includes a procession lead by riders on white horses down to the sea.  I loved the local costums.