Sevilla is one of the cities which have the strongest personality in the whole Spain. Its holidays, its habits and its way to speak Spanish are distinct and share its fun-loving open character. If you want to spend the Holy Week in Spain, there is no better place than Sevilla. The journey starts with the landing on Madrid and the travel from Atocha station to Sevilla by Ave, which is one of the fastest and newest trains in Europe, without any stop.

Holy Week in Sevilla characterizes itself by the processions, in which anonymously people, sometimes wearing a hood, carry on their shoulders a statue adorned with candles and mantles, called “Paso”. The “Paso”, which weighs some hundreds of kilos, is carried from the church where it is kept during the year to the town hall. It is preceded by a group of Nazarenes and accompanied with a rhythm of drums whose rumble is followed by spontaneous hymns which come from people on the balconies. It is simply spectacular to participate in the celebration, and the thousand of people that attend to it feel passion and a tremendous respect.

When all finishes, the town recovers its spirit. Now it is the time for a dinner and a glass of red wine. These holidays are celebrated in the whole Spain!

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photos on flickr | de la semana santa sevillana
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