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Easter Week in Sagunto. Sagunto. (Valencia). Mar 20,2016.

… The pinnacle of the Easter week celebrations in Sagunto, Valencia, comes on Good Friday, with the Stations of the Cross that set out from La Sangre Shrine, heading for Calvary. The route follows a steep path, representing the Passion of Christ. The act attracts crowds of people and the sound of drum…

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Easter Week in Alzira. Alzira. (Valencia). Mar 20,2016.

… The town of Alzira, in Valencia province, has been holding its Easter week celebrations since the 16th century, a fiesta with great popular tradition. The Pregón (opening) of the fiesta is signalled by a pistol shot. This sees the start of celebrations that live their most crucial moments during the…

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Easter Week in Astorga. Astorga. (León). Mar 20,2016. Religión.

… This distinguishing feature of this religious celebration is the contrast between solemnity and the intimate place it holds in the hearts of the local people. The oldest cofradía , or religious association, has been in existence since the 15th century, and is testimony to the age-old tradition of th…

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Easter Week in Cartagena. Cartagena. (Murcia). Mar 20,2016.

… The Easter Week commemorations in this town are particularly famous for the magnificent floral decorations adorning the religious statues. In Cartagena there is a marked 'rivalry' between the two main religious brotherhoods, the marrajos and the californios. The origins of the first brotherhood date…

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Easter week in Malaga. Málaga. (Malaga). Mar 20,2016.

… One of the most moving moments occurs on Good Friday in the Plaza de Arriola square, when the nuns of the convent of La Cruz sing to the Brotherhood of Los Dolores de San Juan. Among the most famous features of the Easter week celebrations in Malaga are the great processional thrones. This event is …

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Easter Week in León. León. Mar 20,2016.

… During this celebration, extraordinary religious images, created in the workshops of important Baroque artists centuries ago, are paraded through the streets of the city. León’s Easter week tradition dates back to the 16th century. Over ten days, the 16 Easter brotherhoods do not only organise thirt…

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Maritime Easter Week in Valencia. Valencia. Mar 20,2016.

… The maritime quarters of the city of Valencia celebrate this religious festivity with a longstanding tradition, which has three crowning moments: the Blessing of the Palms, the Procession of the Holy Burial, and the Resurection Pararde. The origins of this festivity date back to the 15th century, an…

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Easter Week in Jumilla. Jumilla. (Murcia). Mar 20,2016.

… The Easter week celebrations in Jumilla, Murcia, are almost 600 years old. This is the most important fiesta on the town calendar. It is outstanding for its colour, artistic wealth and for the enthusiasm of the local people. Apart from the numerous processions to be seen in the streets, there are ot…

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The Volatín and Angel Easter celebrations. Tudela. (Navarre). Mar 26,2016.

… On the final days of Easter week, Tudela, in Navarre, holds its Volatín and Ángel celebrations, a custom that dates back to the Middle Ages. At 10am on Holy Saturday the Volatín (a wooden/rag doll with a cigar/firework in its mouth) is publicly shaken and burned. Once set alight, the doll is shaken …

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The Passion in Chinchón. Chinchón. (Madrid). Mar 26,2016.

… This living representation is held in the historic centre of the town on the night of Easter Saturday. During Easter Week Chinchón, in the Region of Madrid, commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ with a theatrical representation of the Passion. Some 250 actors take part in …

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Easter Week in Cieza. Cieza. (Murcia). Mar 20,2016.

… This religious festival, which is over 450 years old, in the Region of Murcia, stands out because of the colourful robes of its 18 Brotherhoods and the "Armaos" parades. Visitors can attend many processions, especially the Arrest of Christ on Easter Tuesday, Good Friday processions, Christ's Descent…

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Easter Week in Lorca. Lorca. (Murcia). Mar 20,2016.

… The highlight of this Holy Week is its ostentatiousness. This fiesta is also known as the 'Whites and the Blues'. Although there are other fraternities in Lorca, these two are the most important and there is a clear rivalry between them. The grand procession takes place in what is known as 'La Carre…

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