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Lorca Easter Parade in Video
Posted on: April 30, 2019
- In: Events | Spain | special occassions | Travel
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I promise this will be the last post about the fabulous Lorca Easter Parade. It’s just that the pictures didn’t entirely depict the excitement so I thought I would share a few of the videos I took. Performing horses and chariots need to be shown in action. So here are a few short videos to make you feel like you were there. Try watching in full screen if you can.
Trick riding, impressive!
Chariots in action, so exciting.
Fabulous performing horses and marching band.
Women displaying their horse handling skills.
I do hope you enjoyed these videos. Thanks for all the great comments on this event.
Lorca Easter Parade 2
Posted on: April 26, 2019
- In: Events | Spain | special occassions | Travel
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Easter week, Semana Santa, provides the most impressive and emotional fiestas here in Spain. Processions and parades around the country mix historic, biblical, artistic, cultural and social themes. Members of the different brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets while dozens of costaleros on foot carry ornate religious icons called pasos. This is a spectacular sight whether you are religious or not. No where do they do this better than in the town of Lorca where in 2007 their Holy Week was declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest. Its origin dates back centuries ago. I was lucky to have witnessed this event last week and wrote about what we saw before the parade started in the previous post.
As promised, here are some pictures of the actual event.
I was especially in awe of the horse-drawn chariots and performing horses. At times I felt like I was watching a scene from the movie Ben Hur.
The magnificent robes depict biblical and historical scenes
The lavish floats were incredible and kept me spellbound as they passed by.
I found the religious icons and penitents very moving
Nazarenos or penitents
Costaleros,wearing the colours of their brotherhood, carrying ornate religious icons
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
All ages take part in these events
The youngest parade participant representing the White Brotherhood, Paso Blanca
A number of brotherhoods participated in the parade, the two largest being Paso Blanca (White Brotherhood) and Paso Azul (Blue Brotherhood). There is much friendly competition between these two fraternities trying to out do each other with costumes, floats and icons each year. Onlookers are encouraged to cheer for a group creating fun audience participation. We sat on the Paso Blanca side where we all waved white handerchiefs and yelled, “Viva Blanca”, cheering as the white group passed by. The drums and marching bands added to the excitement. You couldn’t help get caught up in the atmosphere.
A truly impressive and unique experience.
