Holy Week in Seville, Spain commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ through processions where religious brotherhoods carry statues of Jesus' life on floats through town. During these processions, called pasos, men called costaleros carry the floats on their shoulders while others called nazarenos wear long tunics and conical hats in the colors of their brotherhood. The somber processions are accompanied by penitents, bands playing marches, and women in traditional Spanish mantillas showing grief for Jesus' death.

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2. HolyWeek CalendarPalm SundayHolidaysResurrectionDayHolyMondayHolyTuesdayHolyWednesdayHolySaturdayHoly FridayHolyThursdayBack toschool12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain

3. HOLY WEEK COMMEMORATES THE PASSION, DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST.Thechurchwantedtoperformjesus’ lastmomentslike a playforallthepeopletounderstandit.12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain

4. TheprocessionsThecofradias(religiousbrotherhoods) carrystatues of Jesus’ lifescenesonfloats. Theygoaroundthetown, fromitschurchtothecathedral and back.12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain

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6. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain.Virgin Mary

7. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain.ThecostalerosThey are menthatcarrythe pasos ontheirshoulders. Theymake a greateffort.

8. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain.Thenazarenos

9. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Sevile, Spain.Theywearlongtunics and conicalhats. Dependingontheircolourstheybelongto a cofradía oranother.Themostimportantbrotherhoodshave a hugenumber of nazarenos.

10. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, SpainSomechildrenmakeballswithcandlewax. Someballs are reallybig. The nazarenos givesweets.

11. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in SpainThePenitentsThepenitentsdon’thavecones. Some of themgobarefoot.

12. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in SevilleThebandA band playing marches gowiththe paso

13. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, SpainWomen in mantillaTheyaccompanythe paso, dressed in typicalSpanishblack mantilla, showinggriefforJesus’ death

14. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, Spain.HolyweekfoodTorrijas: a kind of bread pudding.Flores and rosquillas: pastry.Potaje: chickpeastew/ vegetable stew.Howtomake torrijas:http://spanishfood.about.com/od/dessertssweets/ss/torrijas.htm

15. 12/02/2010HolyWeek in Seville, SpainBy:Carmela Moreno and year 6 students of ArgantonioSchool in Castilleja de Guzmán.Seville.Spain.Hope youlikeit.