Semana Santa en Espaa

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Semana Santa en España

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Semana Santa (Holy Week) is one of the most
important celebrations in Spain. This is also
called Pascua (Easter).
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Las celebracionesPeople in towns and villages
all over Spain take part in Easter celebrations.
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Domingo de Ramos

• Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) marks the
  beginning of Holy Week. Many people go to church
  for a special mass. Children are given a palm
  branch by their godparents. This represents the
  olive branches laid on the ground to welcome
  Jesus into Jerusalem.

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Semana Santa en Sevilla

• Seville has some of the most spectacular and
  elaborate celebrations.

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Las procesiones

• Large floats called pasos make their way
  through the streets. They have religious figures
  on them. They are often very elaborate and
  always very heavy!

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Los costaleros

• The pasos are carried by groups of men called
  costaleros.
• Here they are practising with sandbags. They
  move very slowly.

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A very large paso in a Palm Sunday procession
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Viernes Santo

• Good Friday is commemorated with very serious and
  sombre processions. They are usually either
  silent or accompanied by slow drumming.

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Processions can also be accompanied by una
banda de música.
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Los penitentes

• Los penitentes carry a wooden cross and wear a
  floppy hood - un antifaz. They are often in
  processions on Good Friday.

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Los nazarenos

• Los nazarenos wear stiff conical hats called
  capirotes.

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Los nazarenos
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Sábado santo Easter Saturday

• This is perhaps the most mournful day of
  processions, as people remember Christs burial.

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Domingo de la Resurrección Easter Sunday

• Easter Sunday processions are louder and more
  joyous.

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Easter Sunday
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Some of the work that goes into preparing for
Semana Santa

• making capirotes for los nazarenos

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embroidering the cloths for a paso.
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practising carrying el paso.
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A childs Easter in Spain
Children can take part in the processions and
play in the bands.Many families watch the
processions, even the ones late at night.
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A childs Easter in Spain
In Cataluña, in northeastern Spain, children are
given a mona by their godparents. This is an
Easter egg or special Easter cake in an amazing
design.
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You can find some more information here on
Easter in Spain

• http//www.european-schoolprojects.net/festivals/S
  pain/spring/spring/easter.htm
• A long, but clear, slideshow with music from a
  Palm Sunday procession children, costumes,
  atmosphere http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPaypwlH
  JSYk
• A clip of some children making their own
  procession - carrying a miniature paso it
  looks tricky! http//www.youtube.com/watch?vz7yQx
  XHi2jUNR1
• Just type in semana santa in the YouTube serach
  bar and choose from a huge variety of clips.

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Feliz Pascua!

• Felices pascuas