Santa Semana—or Holy Week—in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and participate in religion, today, the Holy Week events have ...

Especially in small towns across Spain, Holy Week or Semana Santa in Spanish, is much more than a religious tradition. It is a deeply rooted cultural experience that unites entire communities.

Spanish Legionnaires carry a large image of the crucified Christ in the rain April 18, 2019, outside a church in Málaga, Spain, during a Holy Week ceremony. (CNS photo/Jon Nazca, Reuters) ...

Home; Photos; in pictures Semana Santa: Holy Week processions in Spain. Spain’s ‘fervent’ commemoration of the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ is back in full swing post-pandemic ...

In centuries-old tradition, revelers seeking limonadas say they are going out to 'kill Jews' in Castilian Holy Week capital, epicenter of pre-Expulsion Spanish Jewry ...

ZAMORA, Spain -- Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before taking part as a drummer in a Spanish Easter procession ...

The holy week is one of the most important events in Spain. Tradition, faith and passion move millions of people from different places around the world. Last year, Malaga welcomed more than 6 ...

Semana Santa, or Holy Week, in Seville is a "man's affair," as one local puts it. But outside the regional capital, women have long taken on other than traditional roles in the epic Easter procession.

A penitent of the Cofradia del Silencio takes off his capirote after his cofradia's Holy Week procession was cancelled due to the rain on April 4, 2012 in Zamora, Spain. (Image courtesy of Jasper ...

Spanish youth keep vibrant Holy Week processions alive. Zamora (Spain) (AFP) – Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before ...

In late March 2024, near the time the Christian holiday of Easter was observed, a European Easter tradition went viral on social media. A number of posts appeared to show Spanish and Italian ...