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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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2013 Semana Santa in Madrid Holy Week
Today is Easter Sunday in the world of the believers – and that’s a pretty large percentage of the population. It also marks the last day of the week long Holy Week festival of Semana Santa in Madrid and throughout … Continue reading
Palm Sunday Procession in Madrid 2012
Palm Sunday, or “Domingo de Ramos” in Spanish, is the first day of Holy Week (“Semana Santa”) processions throughout Spain. This afternoon I caught the “Cristo de la Fe y del Perdón” procession of the San Miguel Church in Madrid, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, band, cross, Domingo de Ramos, Holy Week, holy week music, Iglesia, jesus christ, Madrid, Nazareños, Palm Sunday, paso, Penitentes, Plaza de la Villa, Procession, religion, San Miguel, Semana Santa, Virgin Mary
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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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Madrid: Domingo de Ramos Procession
NOTE: Also read “2012 Palm Sunday Procession in Madrid“. I’ve just returned from watching Madrid’s only Palm Sunday (called “Domingo de Ramos“) procession of Easter/Holy Week, called Semana Santa in Spain. Today’s procession was called “Procesión del Cristo de la … Continue reading
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Tagged Capuchinos, cristo, Holy Week, imagen, Madrid, maria, pasos, Procesion, Procession, Semana Santa, Spain, 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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