The Procesión of the Virgin

We found these very elegant gauchos making a procession on December 8th in Atos Pampa, Calamuchita (in the countryside). They wend behind an image of the Virgin, making a 'procesión'. Look Ana, I think the hat is the same people use in Andalucía. The boots should be like an acordeon like here. The women wear long skirts but there were some dressed as men too.

 

They carried the flag. The girls are wearing men´s clothes. Los Reartes is the name of a town nearby.

This one was particularly elegant. He had (silver?) coins in the belt (faja). The horse is wearing metal jewlery, too.

Children also participated.