SPANISH HOLY WEEK

Holy Week in Spain is the commemoration of the Passion of

Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic religious brotherhoods and

fraternities that perform penance processions on the streets of

almost every Spanish city and town during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter.

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It starts on Palm Sunday. Other important days are: Good Thursday, Good Friday and Resurrection Mass.

This year, the holy week starts on April 13th and finishes on April 19th

One of the most popular songs at Easter is "The Saeta"

BROTHERHOODS

In Spain, there are many brotherhoods, but in my village, there are:

Jesus Nazarene brotherhood.

The Angustias brotherhood.

The Dolores brotherhood.

Brotherhoods of Jesus Nazarene

It will organize a parade showing how the ”Padre Jesús de Nazareno” and the ”Virgen de la Esperanza” meet each other. The parade will take place in the main square of my village until the early morning hours.

Brotherhoods of the Angustias

On Good Thursday and Good Friday, fraternities walk around the village with their main images and religious music sounds everywhere.

Brotherhoods of the Dolores

During Holy Thursday, a parade will be held troughout the streets of the village by the ''Virgen de los Dolores'' brotherhood, known as ''Los negros''.

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If you want to watch a film about Easter week in Spain, click here.

This is our summary to show some details about Easter in Spain.

We hope you like it!!

This presentation has been done by:Almudena Imbernón, Daniel López, Jose Luís

Venteo y Alejandro García.

This presentation has been done by:Almudena Imbernón, Daniel López, Jose Luís

Venteo y Alejandro García.