Please have a seat.....




Please be seated....

the tribune is still empty so you can choose your seat....if by chance you are one the happy few to be seated at the townhall tribune


this charming lady in red explained the protocol to me....



it may not be your cup of tea...

you might find these hooded men a little bit scary.

you might not understand why they look like Ku Klux Klan men

Granada is celebrating the Semana Santa (Holy Week) and it means a lot to Granadinos.

Each cofradia (fraternity organization) holds its own procession and its members sell photos of former processions or their distinctive pins in the street

each procession has to stop in front of the townhall

and is usually accompanied by a brass band and percussions. These charming young men belong to the Gran Poder orchestra


I wonder whether they keep their sunglasses during the procession


Processions can also be totally silent. I remember having seen a procession in a small village on the coast, of women only, all dressed in black and barefoot. Quite impressive....


Granada holds processions everyday of the Semana Santa. In my village, only on thursday and friday. I can hear the drums from afar and the procession stops right under my balcony. I cannot describe properly what I exactly feel when the drums seem to resound in the whole village. But yes I do feel moved. It is a unique experience.

Comments

Susan Tuttle said…
I know what you mean about hearing the drums like that - I feel the same way when I hear bagpipes outdoors - I always shed a tear - sort of melancholy, but also mixed with joy.

Thank you for sharing aspects of your culture - I enjoy learning new things about various places and cultures.

Warmly,
Susan
Thank you for this fascinating look at the customs of Holy Week in Granada! Yes, those red hooded men do look a little scary to me! And the young men in the band are certainly very charming (smile)....

I love percussion and bagpipes too....they do something mysterious and powerful to our souls...
paris parfait said…
I agree that this week and its traditions are so interesting and meaningful. The first time I saw the hoods (and in Sevilla, they're usually white, which is just like the KKK), I found them a little disturbing - but that's only because of growing up w/ the terrible images of the KKK.
Yoli said…
Las fotos estan bellas y no a mi no me asustan sus capuchinos. Es un expectaculo tan impresionante y un testamento a la fe.
MermaidLilli said…
I was blog surfing and this one came up. It was nice to read it. Interestingly, my son and I will be in Granada, Cordoba and then Sevilla to start walking the Via de la Plata. We should be there the first week in May. I cannot wait. So it was serendipitous to come across your blog.

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