Easter processions in Spain in pictures: from Seville to Zamora to Málaga
From the thousands of hooded penitents to Antonio Banderas seen participating in his hometown, here are some of the most striking photos of a deep-rooted tradition being observed these days throughout the country
A young woman cries during the Tamborada procession in Hellín (Albacete) as the float passes by on April 1. This event, marked by drumming, has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.Víctor Fernández (Europa Press)Large crowds at the Tamborada festival in Hellín (Albacete), where over 20,000 people of all ages take part in the event.Víctor Fernández (Europa Press)Thousands of drummers, dressed in brightly colored patterned tunics and wearing traditional capirotes on their heads, gathered this Holy Thursday for the Tamborada de Moratalla (Murcia).Marcial Guillen (EFE)
Several members of the Entrada Triunfal brotherhood inside the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, a World Heritage Site, on Palm Sunday.SALAS (EFE)The honor guard of the King Alfonso XII Brigade of the Spanish Legion carries the statue of Cristo de la Buena Muerte y Ánimas (Christ of the Good Death and Souls), also known as Cristo de Mena, on their shoulders during the procession this Holy Thursday in Málaga. Jorge Zapata (EFE)The Santísimo Cristo del Consuelo (Most Holy Christ of the Consolation), popularly known as the Cristo de los Gitanos (Christ of the Gypsies), is carried in a procession through the streets of Granada on April 2.Álex Cámara (Europa Press)
Procession of the Royal Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Lady of Solitude on March 28 in Toledo.Ángeles Visdómine (EFE)Bearers from the Las Tres Caídas brotherhood during the procession’s departure from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church on Monday in Huelva. Alberto Di´az (EFE)About twenty women carrying Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary) on Wednesday in Logroño, the capital of La Rioja. Raquel Manzanares (EFE) Procession of the Royal Illustrious Brotherhood of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Our Lady of Solitude) on Good Friday in Toledo.Ángeles Visdómine (EFE) Bearers from the Santísimo Cristo Atado a la Columna (Most Holy Christ tied to the Column) brotherhood as they leave the Carmelite Monastery of the Immaculate Conception in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, on Wednesday.FERNANDO VILLAR (EFE) The Palm Sunday procession at the Primatial Cathedral of Toledo on Palm Sunday.Ángeles Visdómine (EFE) More than 2,000 members—men and women—of the Royal Brotherhood of Cristo de las Injurias take the oath of silence while kneeling in the Cathedral Square at the start of the procession on Holy Wednesday in Zamora.Mariam A. Montesinos (EFE)Members of the Brotherhood of La Estrella before the Palm Sunday procession in Seville.
Jose Manuel Vidal (EFE)The Young Franciscan Brotherhood of Salamanca holds a procession on the 28th through the most historic part of the city.
JMGARCIA (EFE)The hood of a Nazarenian sister during the Borriquita procession at the Almudena Cathedral on Palm Sunday in Madrid.Rodrigo Jimenez (EFE)Procession in Pamplona (Navarra) on Palm Sunday.Villar López (EFE)A member of theBrotherhood of la Estrella (the Star) on his way to the church on Palm Sunday in Seville.Jose Manuel Vidal (EFE)Antonio Banderas participating in the procession of the Brotherhood of Tears and Favors in his native Málaga, on March 29. Álex Zea (Europa Press)Holy Week procession organized by El Buen Pastor School on March 27 in Seville.María José López (Europa Press)
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