Happy Easter or Semana Santa (Holy Week)

Happy Easter weekend!

 Rick Steves explains Semana Santa

Palm Sunday April 10. Everybody is on the move and dressed to the nines. They are equally going in both directions on my street and the guide I received of schedule for processions makes me wonder. It is a moving parade of well dressed people who are definitely exited to have the processions back it’s palpable since the last was last 2019 and such an important tradition here. The down side is hardly any of them are wearing masks. After receiving the program for this week in a glossy brochure produced for the neighbourhood I am in, it seems I will see four processions, but tonight it just seems like party central. Elation, joy, happiness, and enjoyment are palpable.

Monday April 21. Holy Monday when two processions were scheduled to come by got rained out and almost the exact time they were due rain increased. Some had left earlier and sheltered in other churches. Such a shame for the brotherhoods after waiting two years and all the work it takes. The statues they carry are so very old they cannot get wet or they will perish. Crowds are still stacked up in the streets, minimal masking but lots of umbrellas. Wednesday they had a full procession, here are a couple of pictures.

Good Friday and a procession returns to it’s church (near me) at 06:00 complete with the crowd of viewers. People in Sevilla don’t take notice of time, during a celebration the hour doesn’t matter, they keep going until it’s over, above case in point.

A bit of an update for my lack of writing over the last few months. 

I visited Pepe and Marta at their new apartment and it is beautiful and so light inside which is uncommon here.

Contacted the owner of my clothing store which closed here in Sevilla, and bought a few new linen tops from Petra who is now in Estepona with a store called Be Happy  Customer service and colour choices are the main reason I keep shopping there and this time was no exception even done online. 

All over Spain experienced a Calima in March which is a dust storm from the Sahara desert in Africa and here is what it looked like in my building all the reddish brown is Sahara dust, such a traveller.

Here are a few pictures from my strolls around town. 

Artist "Wild Welva X"

Above specialty hat maker, wonderful colour!

These are used for wedding season, heard a clop clop behind me and here they are.

Here she is, you haven't seen her in a while.

All for now, Happy Easter, hope the bunny brings you lots of chocolate! (not a tradition in Spain)

Bev and Lexi Cat