In Cristianity, the Holy Week is the date to remember the passion and death of Christ. It has a lot of meaning and religious people are very devoted.
Following photos are from Holy Thursday:
After all preparations there is a small religious Mass.
Outside the Church we can see the "Penitents". They are called that way because they are reenacting the sins in people.
A little sing. pray and recital of Bible's verses.
Here is a view of a wood platform carrying a Jesus image. You can see how the national police department also participates in the procession.
The use of different outfits is to represent different church brotherhoods.
"Las Manolas", traditional Spanish women parading on Easter accompanying the "Steps", representing the Spanish woman who mourn the death of Christ.
This post is a continuation of a previous post in the blog that you can find here.
More pics available at my Flickr Stream.
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