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Semana Santa de Valladolid - Easter Week in Valladolid16 - 23 March
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The processions here are outstanding for the valuable statues created by important Spanish Baroque sculptors.
Holy Week in Valladolid is a fine example of the international repercussions this celebration has had.The Good Friday processions are considered an exquisite, rich display of Castilian religious sculpture. On this day, in the morning, members of the brotherhoods on horseback make a poetic proclamation throughout the city. The "Sermon of the Seven Words” is spoken in Plaza Mayor Square. In the afternoon, thousands of people take part in the Passion Procession, comprising 31 pasos (religious statues), most of which date from the 16th and 17th centuries. The last statue in the procession is the Virgen de las Angustias, and her return to the church is one of the most emotional moments of the celebrations, with the Salve Popular sung in her honour.
Easter week is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Religious devotion, art, colour and music combine in acts to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ: the processions. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music – scenes of sober beauty Semana Santa de Valladolid - Easter Week in Valladolid
5th to 12 April 2009
Valladolid
Even by Spanish standards these are special events. Wonderful processions which important works by Spanish Baroque sculptors.
Holy Week in Valladolid is an important Religious festival and The Good Friday processions are considered an exquisite, rich display of Castilian religious sculpture. The brotherhoods on horseback make a poetic proclamation throughout the city. The "Sermon of the Seven Words” is spoken in Plaza Mayor Square. In the afternoon, thousands of people take part in the Passion Procession, comprising 31 pasos (religious statues), most of which date from the 16th and 17th centuries. The last statue in the procession is the Virgen de las Angustias, and her return to the church is one of the most emotional moments of the celebrations, with the Salve Popular sung in her honour. A truly complex, beautiful and emotional spectacle.
Easter week is one of Spain's most spectacular and emotional fiestas. A chance for the Spanish people to show their faith, Religious devotion, art, colour and music combine in acts to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ.The spectacle of the processions with the members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parading through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music – scenes of sober beauty.
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