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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
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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