Easter has nothing to do with rabbits in Spain, Chicks or chocolate eggs to do. Here is celebrated the Semana Santa. This is the Spanish term for the Holy week, It lasts from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Easter Monday is not a holiday in Spain.

In this case means celebration, that the entire week various processions take place see. The main processions are usually on good Friday. You are from “Hermandades” These associations (Fraternities) organized and conducted. Several hundred to more than a thousand people belong to any procession.

The processions are usually composed of the Pasos (Sanctuaries) with their carriers and companions, the Nazarenos and Penitentes ( Penitents) Music bands and drummers groups together. The penitents go often barefoot, wear long robes and are masked with the typical pointed hood, What is the anonymity of the Bußakts. (free by Wikipedia)

So weit die Theorie 🙂 Bevor ich mir persönlich ein Bild der spanischen Osterfeierlichkeiten machten konnte, wanted I bake still a Hefekranz for Dietmar. Ein bisschen deutsche Tradition muss auch hier in Spanien sein 🙂

So I went around 1 pm on the way to Adeje. According to the Internet research was the passion of the Christ in the old town of more than 300 Performers listed.

An impressive spectacle against a great backdrop, of the which I but got to see only the last part thanks to of the yeast braid. Schade, but it was unable to change. Also the Easter should go further, Yes.

After I had dated namely Sabine and Joachim of the SY ATANGA in Santa Cruz. Together we wanted to watch the grand procession in San Christobal de La Laguna. Arrived in the old town we soon met on the first Pasos (Sanctuary), followed by the a group of Büßern. Denen liefen wir erstmal hinterher 🙂 und kamen so an die Kathedrale, the start- and endpoint of the procession was.

Here we were able to secure us a place in the front row and so wonderful to watch the whole procession. Felt the whole town was there with. Young and old, Men and women. Everywhere hanging incense in the air and the atmosphere along the way was solemn and quiet. Even though I myself am not a particularly religious person, This upholding the traditions I liked better than the whole commercial with chocolate Easter eggs (Although certainly not entirely should be abandoned the :-))