Easter in Spain Javier Losada Martín Martínez

Easter is a religious celebration of the christians and protestants. It celebrates the resurrection of Christ (three days afer it´s death for saving us), and it´s located after the Holy week. Easter can be between the 22 of March and the 25 of April, because it´s based on the Julian calendar.

DAYS OF CELEBRATION. Palm Sunday According to the tradition, this day it is necessary to use an article(garment,security) of new clothes. It is one of the most widespread customs(habits), even we have a saying that he(she) says: " In Palm Sunday, who does not put on, it(he,she) does not have hands ". Certainly, this day also is celebrated taking palms and branches(bouquets) of olive tree to mass in order that they are bless you with water during the ceremony. Holy Monday This day, in Malaga, the Spanish Legion there visits the Christ of the Good Death in the Church of Santo Domingo and police officer(guard) mounts: a guard who changes every 5 minutes and takes care of Christ's figure. This tradition has more than 50 years. Holy Tuesday In Oviedo (Asturias) the Holy Tuesday celebrates the mass of the Holy Thursday. It is a ceremony presided by the bishop and in her(it) there is blessed the Crisma - a mixture (mixing) of oil and balsam that then is in use for baptizing and confirming. Holy Wednesday From the half of the 19th century, in Mule (Murcia) and in other regions of Spain, to them 00:01 the drums start sounding. With black tunic and hood and loaded with his(her,your) instruments of percussion, the citizens fill the night and the following day with the uproar of his(her,your) instruments, until 4 p.m.. Holy Thursday The tradition for this day gives the orders to cross 7 temples in peregrination. It is a way of remembering(reminding) seven ways that Jesus did the Holy Thursday, from the garden of the olive trees, where it(he) was caught, up to the Calvary. In every church of the tour, it is said and pardon is asked.

The most known tradition on Easter is to search decorated chocolate eggs threw the garden.

For the cristians, the easter, is the holest and oldest tradition. In Spain, we celebrate the easter with religious procesions. The procesions of Andalucia and specially in Sevillla are very famous and important. The habitants of the city follow around the streets scultures of Crist in the Cross, the Virgin criying and another representations. With the scultures, ussually goes people, wearing long clothes and hoods.