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2014 Semana Santa Madrid Holy Week Processions
Religious or just “cultural“, anxious spectators prepare for the 2014 Semana Santa Madrid Holy Week Processions – and everyone hopes the weather cooperates. The majority of onlookers of the seemingly countless Holy Week Processions in Madrid are people of faith, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Carmen, costaleros, Domingo de Ramos, domingo de resurreccion, Easter, easter sunday, holiday, Holy Week, Jesucristo, jesus christ, la macarena, Madrid, Nazareños, Palm Sunday, paso, Plaza de la Villa, plaza mayor, Procession, Puerta del Sol, Semana Santa, virgen, virgin
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Semana Santa: Madrid’s Holy Week
Holy Week, or “Semana Santa“, in Madrid is more than just watching one procession after another through the streets of Spain’s capital. It’s truly special – if you can get close enough to admire it. I’ve already watched the Domingo … Continue reading
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Tagged christ, cristo, Easter, Easter week, Holy Week, jueves santo, miercoles santo, pasos, processions, recipe, sabado santo, santo, Semana Santa, torrijas, viernes santo, virgen
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Semana Santa in Spain
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is in near-full-throttle position here in Spain. While today’s only Friday evening, one notices immediately fewer cars in the streets and the more traffic on Spain’s highways. Madrid, on the other hand, will be comparatively … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Extremadura, floats, Holy Week, jueves santo, Nazareños, pasos, Penitentes, Procesion, procesiones, Procession, saeta, Semana Santa, Spain, viernes santo, Zafra
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