Holy Week in Madrid – 4 things you should know about Semana Santa

Soon it’s going to be Holy Week in Madrid… (And everywhere else, incidentally.) Yes, Semana Santa in all its Spanish glory. After a couple of years in which

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Holy Week in Spain – images of religious processions in Madrid

Holy Week in Spain… Coming soon – or recently over, if you read this in a couple of weeks. Last year, I caught not one but two Holy

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Finally, it’s almost Holy Week

One of the great things about Spanish life is the absurd number of public holidays. But this year, due to the complex calculations involved in determining when Ash

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Holy Week Procession, Mérida, 2013

Bearing crosses… Don’t worry, they’re hollow and don’t weigh much Pointy hat guy–Capriota style Candles and image of the Virgin Click to make the photos bigger. A procession

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