TRAVEL IN SPAIN FOR HOLY WEEK

13 Mart 2010 Cumartesi

Travel in Spain for the Holy week

In Spanish term Holy Week means Semana Santa. The whole country will be in observance of the Holy Week in fact it is declared as National Interest for tourist. Each province and city show off its own variation of the Semana Santa. But it is in Andalucia that the observance is the grandest that it attracts tourist worldwide.

Spain’s Holy week in Andalucia is unique and different that the whole place is transformed into another dimension of sacredness. Even the mere observers can not believe the effect of the aura of the observance on them.

The tradition became so real and convincing especially when the aroma of scented candles, solemn processions, costumed participants, mournful trumpets, passionate saeta accompany the images of Mary and Jesus. These events just set a backdrop to be admired and to feel the real essence of the Holy Week.

Going to Spain for the Holy Week means wanting to be on the grandest celebrations. Andalucia is locked by guests and tourist worldwide. Andalucia is one of the Autonomous communities in Spain with 8 municipalities namely: Almeria, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga, and Seville.

Each of these municipalities transformed into a grand new setting especially from Thursday Maundy to Easter Sunday. But it is in Seville that colors, traditions, and observance is most envied by people around the world.

Holy Week in Andalucia is also the time for the devout and the curious to be together and converge on the streets and square amidst colorful costumes and to participate in processions which sets an ambiance of mystique.

The expertise, skills and managing abilities behind such a beautiful scene of parade is the responsibility of over 2,000 brotherhoods. Each bother having their own responsibility. For example, with the costaleros carries the floats; this is a setting of the biblical scene. The hooded and masked, dressed in tunics personalities is referred to as NAZARENOS.

Holy Week in Spain is done in a serious solemnity.