Santes Maries de la Mer, France, 2005

The great pilgrim of romas has benn held in Santes de la Mer in Southern France for decades now. Wanderer romas arrive mostly from West-Europe with caravans in the still small village. Participants of this specially are greeting their own Saint-Sarah. Her tiny statue is being dressed in shine cloths, they fall on their knees in front of her the mass, and in the afternoon they are taking her on shoulders and carrying into the sea.