Begging or panhandling is to request a donation in a supplicating manner. Beggars are commonly found in public places, such as street corners or public transport, where they request money such as spare change. They may use cups, boxes or hats to receive the donations. (Wikipedia)
We described the brothers’ desperate financial situation in previous posts. This one will describe a “crazy” day of WorldWalk.
by FERENC IVANICS
We’ve been having the same daily routine now for a week. We get up, pack our stuff, walk to our place and set up the begging equipment. But this day there was a demonstration against unemployment on the square with some 20 thousand participants, it was almost impossible to reach our destination.
We saw the local police monitoring the event, but even though they had warned us various times not to hand out our “propaganda” before, this time they didn’t bother to pick on us. One of the demonstrators found us with a more aggressive verbal message but soon he was calmed by others. We know all so well how hard it is to get a job these days in Málaga, have no doubt.
The demonstration dispersed at about noon and it was replaced by people walking and fooling around, obviously in the mood for the Carnival celebrations that were held that night. Time was flying thanks to the funny costumes and the funny locals. By late afternoon we became more and more convinced that the Carnival procession will take place in front of our spot, so we waited with curiosity.
And yes, there they came, crazy people having fun, forgetting about problems, unemployment, wars, whatewer had troubled them before. It was an innocent, peaceful night in Málaga. And we loved it, it was really fascinating to see them in their costumes (some of those worth fortunes, some looked simple but more creative), having a good time. We made a promise that when we got home we would have a day off like this. It’s not just funny, but a really good way of living together as friends and brothers.
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