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Olvera, Spain - Semana Santa, 2012
Friday, April 6th, 2012 - The 'Procesión del Santo Entierro' (Holy Burial) starts on Good Friday at around 6pm and goes on well into the night. On this particular day, it was cold and damp but that did little to deter the participants and onlookers. Arguably the most important date in the Andalucian calendar is the 'Semana Santa' - the Holy Week processions. Accompanied by 'nazarenos' and marching bands, the carrying of the floats or 'pasos' through the steep and narrow streets of Olvera can take up to 8 gruelling hours to complete. It's a tremendously tough challenge for the men and women of the local brotherhoods who carry these 'pasos' but one which they do with much pride and fortitude. A truly magnificent spectacle! Olvera, itself, is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Olvera, Spain - Semana Santa, 2012
Friday, April 6th, 2012 - The 'Procesión del Santo Entierro' (Holy Burial) starts on Good Friday at around 6pm and goes on well into the night. On this particular day, it was cold and damp but that did little to deter the participants and onlookers. Arguably the most important date in the Andalucian calendar is the 'Semana Santa' - the Holy Week processions. Accompanied by 'nazarenos' and marching bands, the carrying of the floats or 'pasos' through the steep and narrow streets of Olvera can take up to 8 gruelling hours to complete. It's a tremendously tough challenge for the men and women of the local brotherhoods who carry these 'pasos' but one which they do with much pride and fortitude. A truly magnificent spectacle! Olvera, itself, is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.