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Holy Week in Spain is the annual tribute of the Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods (Spanish: confradías) and confraternities that perform penitential processions on the streets of almost every Spanish city and town during Holy Week–the final week of Lent before Easter.
Holy Week in Seville (Spanish: Semana Santa de Sevilla) is one of two biggest annual festivals in Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain, the other being the Feria de Abril ...
During Holy Week, 42 brotherhoods (cofradía) make 45 processions through the streets of Málaga showing realistic wooden sculptures that depict scenes from the Passion, or images of the Virgin Mary showing sorrow. Holy Week in Málaga was declared in 1965 to be a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest of Spain. [1]
The week leading up to Easter is an incredibly important one for the religious in Spain . Semana Santa commemorates the last week of Jesus Christ's life. Inside Spain's haunting Holy Week celebrations
The Holy Week in Valladolid is one of the main tourist attractions, and cultural and religious events of Valladolid and the surrounding province during Holy Week in Spain. It boasts of renowned polychrome sculptures , created mainly by sculptors such as Juan de Juni and Gregorio Fernández , [ 1 ] who were active when the city served as the ...
Holy Week in Cuenca (Semana Santa de Cuenca) is the most important religious event of Cuenca, Spain. It is celebrated in the week leading up to Easter ( Holy Week among Christians). As a reflection of its cultural, historic and spiritual importance, Holy Week in Cuenca was declared Fiesta of International Tourist Interest of Spain.
Some much needed rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada. The rains during Holy Week were a ...
During Holy Week in Spain, people participate in elaborate parades and processions featuring religious sculptures, marching bands, and intricate rituals. This tradition, known as Semana Santa, is ...