Blog Easter week

Undoubtedly Easter is lived in a very special way in Seville. It is a religious holiday where for a week, from Sunday to Sunday, the downtown streets are filled with visitors and locals to witness the passage of processions from evening until dawn. In 2015 will begin on March 29 (Palm Sunday) ending on 5 April (Easter Sunday). These processions of different brotherhoods depicting scenes of the life of Jesus from his entry into Jerusalem until his death and resurrection, and in addition to images of the Virgin. They are accompanied by people dressed as nazarenos, and music bands in most cases. Every day procession of 4-13 brotherhoods, being Good Friday the day when more processions leave, throughout the dawn until noon, known as La Madrugá, and then from afternoon to evening.

Easter in the streets of Seville

At this time Seville looks splendid with its orange trees blooming giving off a wonderful scent of orange blossom mixed with the strong smell of incense to the passage of the brotherhoods. Do not forget to taste a dish of cod, or some sweets very typical in Easter such as pestiños and torrijas. And of course, end La Madrugá with the traditional chocolate with churros.