Semana Santa- What is it and whats on in Valencia!
Semana Santa Semana Santa is one of Spain’s most important festivals, it celebrates what we might call ‘Easter Week’ in other parts of the world. However, Easter has a lot more importance here in Spain than in other parts of the world, and some of its ‘strange’ traditions have meant that Semana Santa has drawn […]
Holy Week in Valencia
Perhaps you have heard of or read about Holy Week in Sevilla, the most famous Easter celebration in Spain! Yet Easter is celebrated across the whole country with similar customs and traditions. Almost every village in Spain celebrates “Semana Santa” with parades and carriages with religious meanings, representing the Bible’s passages. Semana Santa in Valencia If you […]
Semana Santa: Spanish Holy Week
Holy Week is already here and Easter holidays are right around the corner! Although Easter is celebrated around the same time, the way it is celebrated can be very different between countries. We hope you can learn some differences between English and Spanish Easter here and find out more about Spanish Holy Week. […]
Semana Santa Marinera de Valencia
MARITIME HOLY WEEK (from 6th to 16th April) Maritime Holy Week takes place in the district of EL MARITIM. It is a unique Mediterranean festivity in the HOLY WEEK IN SPAIN. Maritime Holy Week started in the 15th century with the group “Concordia dels disciplinants”, although there is no documents about it. It is a celebration where there are no processions […]
