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Title: Semana Santa


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Semana Santa
(o Pascua)
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Semana santa
  • A religious festival to remember the resurrection
    of Jesus
  • Begins with Domingo de Ramos
  • Celebrations take place for the whole of Easter
    week
  • Jueves santo is Maundy Thursday
  • Viernes santo is Good Friday
  • Lunes de Pascua is Easter Monday
  • All cities and towns in Spain celebrate Semana
    Santa apart from Madrid and Barcelona.

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Pasos (floats)are carried through the streets
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The Dance of Death takes place in a town called
Verges
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The Nazarenos is a religious brotherhood.
There are 57 Nazarenos throughout Spain.The
men within the brotherhood are
called Penitentes.They wear a hood called a
antifaz. Some of them also wear a pointed
cone on their heads. This is called a
capirote.The Penitentes represent sinners
and they are disguised to keep their identity a
secret.
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Quiz time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1. What is the Spanish
for Holy Week?2. What are the floats
called?3. Which 2 towns do not celebrate Holy
week?
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