“Once you’ve seen the Virgin of the Macarena,” the immaculately dressed older woman says, suddenly gripping my arm, “you’ll never be the same.” Her friend nods in agreement. It’s 4:30 a.m. on the Good ...

If Semana Santa in Seville sounds a bit too somber and serious, stay tuned for an upcoming post on another of Seville’s renowned celebrations, the Feria de Abril (the April Fair).

Semana Santa is not Seville’s only exhilarating experience. It is an annual burst of religious fervour in a city that, just a fortnight later, explodes in colour and zest for Feria de Abril, ...

Seville's Semana Santa must be one of the world's most impressive and surreal pageants. Throughout Holy Week, brass bands play sombre dirges as gigantic floats are lugged through the city, ...

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And Seville’s Semana Santa (Holy Week) parades are perhaps the most extravagant of all. A total of 62 processions – some containing up to 3,000 penitents – will take to the streets between today and ...

Seville's Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is one of the Roman Catholic community's most culturally significant events, during which religious processions fill the streets and plazas.