The Procession of “Las Turbas”, as the “Camino al Calvario” (The Road to Calvary) is popularly known, takes place on Good Friday (April 10, 2020)
It is the most emblematic procession of the Holy Week of Cuenca as it is the only one on which the “turbas”(mob) take part in a procession. The “turbos”, as the members are known, recreate with bugles and drums the mockery Jesus was subjected to on the way to the crucifixion.
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EL ROCIO (II) -A brief history & ‘How to hallucinate without taking drugs’, El Rocío -Huelva-
‘EL ROCIO’ PILGRIMAGE 07th-10th of JUNE 2019
The Rocío dates back to the 15th Century. It was then that a hunter discovered an image of the virgin in a tree trunk within Doñana Park. Continue reading EL ROCIO (II) -A brief history & ‘How to hallucinate without taking drugs’, El Rocío -Huelva-
“Los Escobazos” (The large brooms), Jarandilla de la Vera -Cáceres-
“Los Escobazos” Festival takes place on the 7th of December, the day preceding the Virgin Conception in which brooms take the leading role in this village in La Vera Valley. Continue reading “Los Escobazos” (The large brooms), Jarandilla de la Vera -Cáceres-
Maritime Procession of Virgen del Rosario, Luarca -Asturias-
At last a maritime procession! The 15th August is the date on which many festivals are held in Spain, so that it is difficult to choose one from all of them. It is the setting of a beautiful fishing village and the Cantabrian Coast, together with this kind of procession, that has made me choose this one.
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