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Los Empalaos de Valverde de la Vera

Valverde de la Vera, La Vera, Cáceres

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Los Empalaos de Valverde de la Vera

Activity · Valverde de la Vera, La Vera, Cáceres

Penitential ritual of Holy Thursday and Good Friday: the empalaos walk barefoot through the village, their arms tied to a wooden yoke on their back and wearing a crown of thorns, visiting fourteen crosses; they are accompanied by women dressed as penitents. There is a Museo del Empalao (Empalao Museum) dedicated to the tradition.

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Photo: Florencia Claes (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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