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.