Sevilla part I

Hi!

On occasion of the Easter, I’d like to show you the city in which people celebrate the Holly Week in the very unique way. Let’s go to Sevilla, one of the most beautiful Spanish cities!

The capital of the community of Andalusia is located near to the seaside, so you can imagine all those attractions that offers us seaside (including perfect weather of course). But today I’m not going to focus on the sun, the sea and the beach but rather on celebration of the Holly week. 

The tradition of the Holly Week in Sevilla comes from the Middle Ages, since that time every year residents of Sevilla prepare a lot of different kinds of processions for each day of the Holly Week. And the most interesting fact is that each procession is different. The longest one lasts 15 hours and the most popular one is called Procession of Virgen de la Macarena, she’s a Patron Saint of bullfighters and the whole city. The most characteristic thing of this event are people dressed up as monks. They put long hoods on their heads and faces to cover their sins. What’s more, they carry a huge figurines of Jesus, Virgin Mary and other Saints and they’re followed by the crowd of sinners. 

At that special time, a lot of tourists decide to visit Sevilla and that’s why the city prepares always a schedule of each procession and marks there a place where it takes place.

This year it’s already too late to go there to see this amazing performance but maybe it’s a good idea to go there next week :)

Anyway, happy Easter!