Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – Semana Santa: Easter in Spain by Darlene Foster
Posted April 1, 2018
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Happy Easter!! Here is an article I wrote on Easter in Spain from my archives. Sally has kindly featured it on her site. If you haven’t read it before, you might enjoy the celebrations of Semana Santa. Wishing everyone a wonderful day!
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Darlene Foster shares a post from her archives that brought back memories for me of our seventeen years in Spain. Easter is a big festival and is an occasion for all the family to take to the streets.
Semana Santa: Easter in Spain by Darlene Foster
The week before and including Easter is called Semana Santa here in Spain and is the largest religious festival of the year. Elaborate processions take place throughout the week in most cities and towns. During Holy week religious sculptures are taken out of the churches and paraded through the town to the main cathedral. Some of these precious sculptures,created by well known Spanish artists, are hundreds of years old. They are mounted on floats called pasos, surrounded with flowers and candles. Portapasos (or float-carriers) wearing traditional costumes, carry the heavy floats through the streets lined with spectators. No large trucks transport these floats, only…
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18 Responses to "Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – Semana Santa: Easter in Spain by Darlene Foster"

Was not at all aware of this celebration – very interesting! Happy Easter Darlene!


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April 1, 2018 at 10:28 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Darlene!
April 1, 2018 at 10:34 pm
Thanks and thank you for your comment on Sally´s blog. If you ever visit Spain, try to come around Easter time.
April 1, 2018 at 11:48 pm
You’re welcome, Darlene. Good advice!