Photo Gallery: Corpus Christi 2025 – Dances & Procession

In celebration of Corpus Christi, the streets and squares of the historic centre were filled with music and dancing in a traditional way, organised by the Grup de Danses del Portitxol and featuring schoolchildren from CEIP Mediterrania, CEIP Graüll and CEIP Trenc d’Alba. The dancing preceded the procession of the Monstrance which featured the young people taking communion this year.

Corpus Christi, meaning “Body of Christ,” is a feast that celebrates the belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In the Corpus Christi procession, the golden sun-shaped object, often referred to as a monstrance, holds profound significance in Roman Catholic tradition. It is a sacred vessel used to display the consecrated Eucharistic host, which Catholics believe to be the real presence of Jesus Christ, body, blood, soul, and divinity. It is often designed in a sunburst shape to visually emphasize the radiance, glory, and centrality of Christ in the Eucharist.

It is carried by a priest under the protection of a canopy which is both practical and deeply symbolic, rooted in Catholic theology and liturgical tradition. Often called a baldachin or canopy of honour, it symbolizes the royal and divine dignity of Christ. Just as earthly kings or emperors are given honour with canopies or processions, the Church does this not for the priest, but for Christ in the Eucharist. Inwarmer climates, the canopy also provides shade and protection from sun, but this is secondary to its symbolic function.