Easter week is the holy week in Spain. It is also known as Semana Santa. Week-Long celebrations in Spain keep people busy. There is a spectacle of religious fervor, pageantry, solemnity, art, and raw emotion. Several processions walk through parish churches to cathedrals. Brotherhoods known as cofradias mark Easter week by bearing figures of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. Colorful tableaus of bible scenes known as misterios on pasos carried on the shoulders of local people are also a part of the procession. The processions are accompanied by Nazarenos dressed in different hooded outfits in their cofradia's colors. Easter is the most important religious festival celebrated throughout Spain but each part of Spain celebrates this festival in its own way. For example, in Castille and Leon, it is a simple and solemn event whereas in Andalucia it is a more colorful and exciting event.
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