1. SEMANA SANTA
Easter in Spain

2. Semana Santa “Holy Week”
Celebrated throughout Spain but the most spectacular celebrations are in Sevilla in Andalucia.

3. Semana Santa
Begins on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) and ends on Lunes de Pascua (Easter Monday)
Celebrated with 8 days of processions (cofradias) through the city

4. Semana Santa
The Procession starts with the Cruz de Guía

5. Semana Santa
The cross is followed by the brotherhoods – Nazarenos – dressed in tunics, hoods and masks and carrying candles and banners. These can be men, women and children.

6. Los penitentes
These are people who are making a promise to, or asking for help from God.
To show how committed they are to what they are doing they carry a cross and sometimes walk barefoot

7. Semana Santa
Each brotherhood carries 2 floats – huge religious scenes carved out of wood. The scenes change according to the day of Holy Week.
The floats are carried by the “costaleros” These are always men as the floats are VERY heavy and they all have to work together, listening to the man at the front of the float who is leading them so that they can manoeuvre safely amongst the huge crowd surrounding the procession. Watch the practise video.
In the right hand picture there is a Hyperlink I have put in to show the Costaleros practising their moves. Play it from 4mins30 to 6mins40

8. Semana Santa
Los pasos (Floats) can depict Christ at various stages of Holy Week
Others depict the Virgin Mary throughout the story

10. Semana Santa The processions are followed by marching bands.
The music played throughout the week for the different processions is very important and plays a key part.

11. Las mujeres - Women
On Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, women dress in the black “traje de mantilla” – to represent the mourning of Christ’s death

12. New clothes on Palm Sunday
Semana Santa
Otros costumbres incluyen:
New clothes on Palm Sunday

13. Foods eaten are Torrijas
And some very cute cakes too!

14. The video link in this is from Seville If you play it up to 5mins then that shows all of the elements mentioned in the ppt. Students can see how skilled the costaleros have to be to get the float out of the church successfully. See how large the crowds are and listen to the music of the processions.

15. Sobre la mesa hay…
This for you to choose which activities you wish your students to complete.