I went to a Semana Santa (Holy Week) procession here in Burgos yesterday and have placed the video of it above for you to take a look at. Semana Santa in Spain is always something curious for Americans like me because the processions that are celebrated here are not like anything that we have in the States.
I still remember the first time that I saw a Semana Santa procession here in Spain. It was back when I was living and studying in Valladolid in the year 2007. It was actually a bit of a scary experience for me… after all, I wasn’t expecting to see people dressed like the Ku Klux Klan walking through the streets of Spain. In fact, I remember that the absolute first procession that I ever went to was with an Irish friend of mine who, like me, also had never seen a Semana Santa procession before. In my mind’s eye, I can still see the “cloaked individuals” coming out of that church in Valladolid, slowly making their way into view, and my Irish friend saying to me with a look of astonishment on her face and a thick Irish accent, “Oh my God, who are those people???” Continue reading this post…
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