Easter is lived with great devotion in many parts of Spain. They are famous processions of Andalusia, Castile and León but there are also interesting processions can live.

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The Procession of the Steps of Leon:

In Leon the procession of the Way of Light, organized by the Confraternity of the Holy Sepulchre Life expectancy, leaves the cathedral on Holy Saturday. A total of 16 confradías and sororities consist of tens of thousands of Papon, which is the name given to the brothers “confadres” the procession of León. The procession of the steps and the round of Leon are declared International Tourist Interest.

In Salamanca the Brotherhood of Christ’s Love and Peace parade on the night of Holy Thursday from the barrio del Arrabal, crossing the Tormes by the Roman bridge and into the old city gate of the River.

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In Burgos, on Good Friday at 20.00, the Board of Semana Santa de Burgos moved the recumbent statue of Christ found in the cathedral to the square of Santa Maria, where is the Holy Sepulchre. Possibly one of the most emotional moments of the procession of Burgos. A total of 16 sororities and fraternities make up the board above. The Procession of the Holy Burial runs through the center of the city, although the itinerary is not repeated each year. It is the grand procession, it may be all the steps but the Jesus in the little donkey, Our Lady of Joy and the Risen Christ, and focus all fraternities, gangs and penitents.

Easter procession in Burgos:

Avila lives every Holy Saturday an exciting recollection of the pain of the Virgin after the death of her son Jesus on the Procession of Our Lady of Solitude, organized by the Ladies of Soledad. From 1957 through the streets of the city on Holy Saturday. Is formed exclusively by women dressed in black and Spanish mantilla accompanying the carving of the Virgin and the cross naked.

In Zamora the Brotherhood of Penance of the Holy Christ of Amparo, also known as the Grizzly Layers, parades on Easter Wednesday carrying in his hands a crude lamp and sounding a ratchet with which it aims to silence. It is one of 17 congregations that actively in the Easter Zamora, who has been declared of International Tourist Interest. The Brotherhood of Jesus of Nazareth saw black robe and carrying a wooden cross. It is known as the Congregation. At 5 am on Friday in the church of San Juan and the sound of Thalberg’s funeral march, the group’s Road to Calvary the procession of the Five of Hearts Dance, by their majesty and cadence is a time of great excitement for Zamora who throng the temple.

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In Segovia the fervor of the 10 fraternities, sororities and feligrasías and monumental beauty of the streets where they pass the Via Crucis and processions change the face of Segovia for 10 days. The Royal Brotherhood of the Holy and Venerable Slavery and Entombment of Christ of the stars Gascones the Holy Burial Procession. Three «Veronica» with the Santa Faz the top and around the step brothers wear tunics and black hood and cape of crimson red velvet.

And in Valladolid fame Easter is known in many parts of the world. The fervor and passion to show people and brothers and superb artistic quality of these steps, signed by great sculptors like Gregory Fernandez has earned the consideration of International Tourist Interest.

In Palencia, a total of 8 fraternities, about 5000 brethren, 14 processions, 2 acts and thirty steps up the support of Holy Week in Palencia, also declared of National Tourist Interest. One of the most remarkable features is that all fraternities are involved in all processions, a true symbol of brotherhood.

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