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Holy Saturday in Carmona, a fleeting Glimpse

The dedication and fervour invested into the year long preparation for single annual procession of the “Semana Santa” (week preceding Easter) remains a mystery. Carmona has as many  “hermandades” or fraternities as its seven churches.

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Same processions happen in many towns, mainly in the Seville and Malaga provinces of Andalusia. (If you want to know more, please read post from last year). This year will be a post made with fleeting glimpses of photos taken by my daughter.

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The first part shows young girls proudly wearing the black Spanish shawl normally worn – as a sign of mourning – by the oldest woman in her family and young  “costaleros” (bearers), taken by chance one week earlier.

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The second part shows the Holy Saturday procession in Carmona making a down town loop between the “hermandad”’s church and the cathedral. It adds up to many coloured peaked head dresses present.

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During the Semana Santa, which is a school holiday, from 6pm to early morning the following day  few Carmonenses stay at home. Thursday and Good Friday, but not Easter Monday, are Bank Holidays. Late night masses follows the procession. On Easter Saturday, they first lament Christ‘s death followed past midnight b y chanting his resurrection.

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