Dressing Up
On Good Friday, churches all over the country are busy preparing the sacred icons for the procession to be held in the evening. In bigger towns and cities, the icons are placed on "karosa" (wheeled-carriage) adorned with fresh flowers and bright lights. In smaller towns however, the icons are placed on portable-carriage with artificial flowers and candles, and carried by 4 men on their shoulder during the procession. Normally, the religious groups are assigned to dress up the carriages although in some areas, the icons are owned by big, rich or influential clans and they take it upon themselves to decorate the carriage. In the latter, the icons are kept within the family and handed down through generations.
