Los perros se visten de gala en la fiesta de San Lázaro
Baño, corte y atuendo, los dueños de mascotas en Nicaragua vistieron de gala a sus compañeros peludos para llevarlos a pedir protección ante San Lázaro: protector de animales y enfermos.
With the celebrations, Nicaraguans remember the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, a poor man covered in sores who longed to eat scraps from the rich man's table, as dogs licked his wounds.
However, when the two men died, it was Lazarus who went to heaven, while the rich man went to hell for clinging to material things during his life.
Locals have been putting their faith in the healing powers of Saint Lazarus since the 19th century, when a deadly cholera epidemic struck Nicaragua.
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With the celebrations, Nicaraguans remember the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, a poor man covered in sores who longed to eat scraps from the rich man's table, as dogs licked his wounds.
However, when the two men died, it was Lazarus who went to heaven, while the rich man went to hell for clinging to material things during his life.
Locals have been putting their faith in the healing powers of Saint Lazarus since the 19th century, when a deadly cholera epidemic struck Nicaragua.
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