Holy Week Processions in Spain

Each year, hundreds of Catholic groups across Spain take part in many colorful parades.

During the last week of Lent, leading up to Easter, hundreds of Catholic groups in cities and towns across Spain take part in traditional processions, celebrating the stories and lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. Penitents wearing robes and tall hoods carry flower-covered platforms topped with statues; along with marching bands, they parade across bridges and through narrow streets.