During Easter we celebrate the last days of JesusChrist’s life.

What is a procession?A procession is a group ofpeople dressed up with aspecial cone and fabric onit. In the fabric there are twoholes at the height of theeyes, because they put iton the head. We call it hood.They also dress a robe.These people are calledNazarenes.

The thing that we call Saintis a platform with itssculpture.

In the next photo we can seePalm Sunday procession .

The sculpture

Nazarene

Platform

NazareneA Nazarenekids go with across made ofwood.

Adultsnormally havea tulip with a candle inside.

Hood

RobeSash

Tulip

Cross

In this photo you can see some special things we wear in our hands.

This thinghelpsNazarenesto supporttheplatform.Besides,there is abig stickunder theplattformwith smallpillows.Big stick

WHAT IS A

PENITENT?

A penitent is aperson who is sorryfor something he orshe did in the past .

It is also possiblethat this personmade a promisewith the Saint.

Palm SundayOn Palm Sunday, two platforms participate in the procession.

In this case the hood is garnet and the robe is white.

The Borriquilla Our Lady of Hope

Easter MondayOn Easter Monday there is only one platform. In this

case the hood and the robe are black. It´s calledVera Cruz Christ

Holy TuesdayIn this procession there are four platforms.Two

examples are :Medinaceli

Purple robe and

garnet hood

Mary of Hope

White robe and green

hood

Holy Wednesday

It has seven platforms.Two examples are:

The Holy Dinner

White robe and

white hood

Jesus Praying

Purple robe and white

hood

Holy Thursday

In this procession there are eight

platforms.Two examples are:

Jesus tied to a

column

Purple robe and

cane color hood.

Jesus with a cane

Grane robe and

hood

Holy Friday

It has eleven platforms.Two examples are:

Peat

They have a drum or a

kind of trumpet

Jesus Nazarene

Purple robe and

purple hood

Holy Sunday

It has two platforms:

CHRIST AMPARO VIRGIN

White robe and no hoodWhite robe and no hood

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