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Holy Week of Lorca

Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

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Holy Week of Lorca

Activity · Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

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The Semana Santa (Holy Week) of Lorca is one of the most notable displays of this celebration in Spain, declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional (Spain's highest official tourism recognition for a festival) in 2007 and currently a candidate for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. What sets it apart are the Desfiles Bíblico-Pasionales, parades featuring depictions of the Old Testament and Christian symbolism in which horses, carts and large-scale floats take part, evoking Egypt, Babylon, Rome and Persia. Silk embroidery is another characteristic feature of its processions, marked by the extraordinary rivalry between the Paso Blanco and Paso Azul brotherhoods. Although many processions are older, the parades as known today date back to the late 19th century.

Semana Santa

Photo: Ugo Cuesta (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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