NEWS /WORLD
Spain's Solemn and Eerie Holy Week Processions
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.
COLLAPSE GALLERY
Andres Kudacki / AP1Penitents of the Jesus Yacente brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession in Zamora, Spain, Friday, April 3, 2015.
Andres Kudacki / AP2Penitents of the Jesus Yacente brotherhood carry an image of Jesus in Zamora on Friday, April 3.
Kai Foersterling / EPA3A penitent, or 'nazareno,' puts on his glove as he awaits the start of the processions on Good Friday in Valencia.
Jon Nazca / Reuters4Ivan, 3, dressed as a costalero (a man who carries floats bearing the statue of Christ or the Virgin), waits with his uncle inside a church to take part in a procession in Ronda, southern Spain, on April 2.
Manuel Balles / Zuma Press5Robed and hooded penitents from the Jesus Yacente brotherhood take part in a religious procession late at night on Holy Thursday.
Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP6Smoke from incense fills the air during a procession in Arriate on April 2.
Andres Kudacki / AP7Penitents of the Jesus Yacente brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession in Zamora on April 3.
Jaime Reina / AFP - Getty Images8Hooded members of the "Cristo de la Sangre" (Christ of the Blood) brotherhood take part in a procession in Palma de Mallorca on April 2. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• More photos from Spain's Holy Week
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered