The Veracruz Carnival begins today, ushering in a week of music, parades and cultural celebration despite changes prompted by heavy rains.

Boats float around Lake Cachuma. Santa Barbara County is exploring how to change the rule that prevents visitors from swimming in the reservoir. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo The long ...

Los Angeles County leadership unveiled a nearly $48 billion budget plan on Monday that leans on spending cuts to help mitigate fiscal challenges caused by the recent wildfires and costs related to ...

Inside Spain’s most dramatic Easter tradition – Secret chapels, hooded marchers and holy sandwiches. Every spring, the South of Spain transforms into a stage for one of the world’s most intense and ...

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.

In Granada, Semana Santa (Holy Week) is primarily associated with street processions. Thanks to elaborate floats and unparalleled settings, Granada's pious walks stand out from others across Andalucia ...

One of the greatest annual festivals in Seville is celebrated during Semana Santa (Holy Week)—the week leading up to Easter. Colorful action consists of processions in which enormous ‘pasos’ (floats) ...

Cancún and Playa del Carmen are preparing for a massive influx of sargassum seaweed during Semana Santa, leading up to Easter.

The Dulce Nombre procession during Semana Santa in Málaga, with an ornate religious float moving past the city’s cathedral Credit : Shutterstock, Pabkov Easter Week 2025 is coming later than usual ...

Float’s founder, Natalie Rowe, welcomed visitors to the spa’s grand opening Wednesday afternoon at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort.

At least three people were rescued after a portion of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed into the ocean on Monday, December 23, as winter swells hammered the Northern ...

Whittlesey Round Table says children and adults love seeing Santa's float arrive at their street.