Semana Santa is one of the biggest festivals in Spain and is celebrated in every town throughout Spain. Semana Santa celebrates Easter week and starts on Holy Thursday. Most people have off work and school starting from Thursday through Easter Monday, and some (like me!) have off that whole following week. The week is celebrated with processions, complete with floats and religious statues and people dressed up and walking in the processions. There are different brotherhoods throughout the cities that each have a different color hood and carry a different float. The hoods look like Klan hoods, but in fact are penitent hoods and were used back in the day so people could perform public penitence without giving away their identity. The floats that are carried through the processions are extremely ornate and beautiful, taking up to 50 men to carry just one. I was able to see the Good Friday procession here in Logroño and it was truly amazing! It lasted almost 3 hours, complete with lots of drumming, floats, flowers, and the procession. I wish I could have been in Sevilla for Semana Santa, as their processions are the most well known throughout Spain, but it was amazing to see them in Logroño, especially since I saw some of my teachers and students out watching the procession as well. All in all it is an amazing experience and one I am happy I was able to partake in!
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| Lots and lots of drumming |
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| Kids taking part in the procession |
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| One of the amazingly ornate floats |
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| Full outfit |
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| Float of La Virgen |
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| Carrying the cross |
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| One of the last religious floats to go through |
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