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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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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 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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