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2014 Semana Santa Madrid Holy Week Processions

Posted on April 11, 2014 by MadridMan

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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2013 Semana Santa in Madrid Holy Week

Posted on March 31, 2013 by MadridMan

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 →

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Palm Sunday Procession in Madrid 2012

Posted on April 1, 2012 by MadridMan

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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Semana Santa – Holy Week in Seville

Posted on March 12, 2012 by MadridMan

The following is a “guest blog” by Susan from Michigan USA, her second guest blog on MadridMan’s Madrid Blog. The photos included are the property of Susan herself. DISCLAIMER: The comments and opinions expressed by our esteemed guest blogger do … Continue reading →

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Madrid: Domingo de Ramos Procession

Posted on April 5, 2009 by MadridMan

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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Semana Santa in Spain

Posted on March 14, 2008 by MadridMan

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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