Semana Santa is Holy Week in Sevilla. It is one of the two things the city is known for. These are the pasos I went to see.
Las Cigarreras
Tt is from the the brotherhood of cigarette makers. They had two bands, two pasos, floats, and over 400 people. They had to turn a corner and I was the corner. I actually got stepped on twice.
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| This is the start of the procession. This is the traditional dress of the brotherhoods. Each one has its own color. |
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| This is the paso. It is over 500 years old and solid wood. It is being carried by about 40 men up under and it weights about a ton or more. |
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| The Virgin Mary, she is part of the same procession. |
El Gran Poder
This is one of the more famous one. It left its church at 1 AM to go to the cathedral. The streets were packed and a lot of people had been waiting hours to see it.
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| This procession of the brotherhood. My friends and I managed to get in the second row for this one. If may be hard to tell but each of them is holding a candle that is about 3 feel long. |
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| This is Jesus carrying the cross. It is also being carried but men underneath it. |
La Macarena
This may be the most famous one of all the pasos. It's procession is 14 hours long. This Virgin Mary is one of the prides of the Sevilla.
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| There 6 life sized wooden figures on this paso. I can't image carrying it with the weight on my neck. |
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| Here she comes!!! |
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| La Macarena, she was amazing. It was worth the wait. By this time it was after 4 AM |
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| This is only a small section of the people waiting for the pasos. |
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