Seville - Holy Week

(Local Name: Semana Santa) The Semana Santa celebrations in Seville are one of the most impressive festivals in Spain. Particularly striking are the processions of the brotherhoods (cofradías, hermandades) from the different quarters of the town, clad in penitents' garb and carrying richly decked figures of saints (pasos), and the main procession in the night before Good Friday and on Good Friday morning. The ceremonies in the Cathedral during Holy Week are of particular splendor.