Holy Week in Spain commemorates Jesus Christ's Passion and is celebrated through religious processions performed by Catholic brotherhoods and fraternities in cities and towns. Brotherhoods parade statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary through the streets accompanied by religious music. Three prominent brotherhoods in one Spanish village are the Jesus Nazarene brotherhood, the Angustias brotherhood, and the Dolores brotherhood.

1. SPANISHHOLY WEEK
Holy Week in Spain is the
commemoration of the Passion of
Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholic
religious brotherhoods and
fraternities that perform penance
processions on the streets of
almost every Spanish city and town
during the last week of Lent, the
week immediately before Easter.

2. MOREINFORMATION
It starts on Palm Sunday. Other
important days are: Good Thursday,
Good Friday and Resurrection Mass.
This year, the holy week starts on
April 13th and finishes on April 19th
One of the most popular songs at
Easter is "The Saeta"

3. BROTHERHOODS
In Spain, there are many brotherhoods, but in my
village, there are:
Jesus Nazarene brotherhood.
The Angustias brotherhood.
The Dolores brotherhood.

4. Brotherhoods of Jesus Nazarene
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It will organize a
parade showing how
the ”Padre Jesús de
Nazareno” and the
”Virgen de la
Esperanza” meet
each other. The
parade will take
place in the main
square of my village
until the early
morning hours.

5. Brotherhoods of the Angustias
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On Good Thursday
and Good Friday,
fraternities walk
around the village
with their main
images and
religious music
sounds
everywhere.

6. Brotherhoods of the Dolores
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During Holy Thursday,
a parade will be held
troughout the streets
of the village by the
''Virgen de los
Dolores''
brotherhood, known
as ''Los negros''.

7. MOREINFORMATION
If you want to watch a film about Easter week in
Spain, click here.

8. This is our summary to show some details about
Easter in Spain.
We hope you like it!!

9. This presentation has been done by:
Almudena Imbernón, Daniel López, Jose Luís
Venteo y Alejandro García.

10. This presentation has been done by:
Almudena Imbernón, Daniel López, Jose Luís
Venteo y Alejandro García.