{"id":4518,"date":"2022-04-25T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2024-05-14T07:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:34:39","slug":"tradycje-i-kultura-andaluzji-obchody-wielkiego-tygodnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/tradycje-i-kultura-andaluzji-obchody-wielkiego-tygodnia\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week in M\u00e1laga \/ Easter in Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the solemn celebration of Holy Week - Semana Santa<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rumbling drums could be heard from afar, rhythmically pounding out the slow rhythm of the procession. Never before had I been so close to an event of this kind, and it made a profound impression on me.
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We've been to the parades in Malaga and Benalmadena, and I can't recommend enough seeing this event in person because the atmosphere is truly unique\u2026 And it seems like a lot of tourists share our sentiment\u2026 The numbers speak for themselves \u2013 Sevilla alone missed out on 400 million Euros in tourism revenue because of the cancellation of Holy Week celebrations in the pandemic year of 2020. This just shows how significant Holy Week is for the region. (Source: Click<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowds of people watch the brotherhoods and hooded Nazarenes (Hermandades de Pasi\u00f3n) move slowly in candlelight. The smell of burning candles, incense, shouts, bells, and chimes, the sound of drums and trumpets\u2014the processions taking place after dark provide the most extraordinary sensations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The huge altars called pasos are carried by costaleros, members of brotherhoods who all year round prepare platforms weighing up to several tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most distinctive are nazarenos<\/em>. Dressed in robes, they look majestic... They wear pointed hoods on their heads, which are meant to symbolize salvation. Their attire and the very tradition of belonging to brotherhoods are deeply rooted in the culture of Andalusia.
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The parade routes are beautifully decorated, and festivities take place in almost every town, but the biggest ones happen in Malaga and Seville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the costaleros (including Antonio Banderas himself) wear heavy rigs in their sweats, in the surrounding tapas bars and restaurants, life goes on at a normal pace, hosting crowds of jubilant tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benalmadena Pueblo and M\u00e1laga on Good Friday: Below you can watch two Videos I made in 2022<\/strong>

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