Spain's Semana Santa, or holy week, is one of those things that you kind of have to see to believe. For starters, as Americans we have a deeply engrained run-and-hide instinct when we see anyone in a white robe and tall cone-shaped hats with masks and eyeholes. But I promise, this has nothing to do with any of that.
Semana Santa in Málaga means that the streets are filled with processions of heavy, huge pieces of antique religious iconography, which are laboriously carried through the streets by men in odd outfits. Children don robes and hold candles or incense, and there are lots of trumpet players and drums proceeding the main event. There's a lot of pageantry and solemnness.
Next summer I will be going to Spain and experience the Semana Santa there. Looking forward!
ReplyDeleteIt´s definitely a great cultural experience!
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