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Semana
Santa in Seville
Learn Spanish in Spain, Seville
The Semana Santa constitutes the most important
social, cultural and religious event in Seville every year.
 Thousands
of people from all over Spain and abroad come to Seville each
year to participate in this unique celebration. Semana Santa in
Seville is by no means a tourist phenomenon. Everyone in Seville,
young and old, children and parents, rich and poor participate
actively in the celebration. Semana Santa is much more than a
religious event.
In fact hundreds of fans of Semana Santa are
not Catholics. Semana Santa is one of the oldest traditions in
Seville, and it is an artistic and cultural event of major importance
like opera representations are in Italy or the Carnival in Venice
or Rio. Baroque imaginary and music staged along the streets and
squares of this ancient city, an expression of deep emotional
feeling that embraces us all.
 Semana
Santa has its roots in medieval Seville in the guilds of the city.
Each guild, representing each sector of society had it own procession
(parade of people following a religious image along the streets)
in Semana Santa. Seville was a very rich city after the discovery
of America, all the trade with the new world was conducted from
here, so the guilds contribute money and works of art to the to
the splendour of Semana Santa and so continues the tradition until
nowadays.
People in Seville are proud of their finest art
expression and they love it. Like all celebrations in Latin countries,
Semana Santa is also a great street party that lasts one week,
where people enjoy themselves and share emotions.
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Customs and popular festivals
- Flamenco in Andalusia.
- Seville’s Holy Week.
- The Feria (April Fair).
- Learn to dance sevillanas for the Feria.
Popular bars and wineries
Seville’s Mudejar art
Discover Seville’s legends walking through
the streets of the Santa Cruz quarter.
- La cabeza del rey Don Pedro,
- Don Miguel de Mañara
- Miguel de Cervantes and Seville
- Sevillian poets: Bécquer and Luis Cernuda.
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- Granada and the Alhambra
- Trekking on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos (route
of the White Towns): Ronda and Grazalema
- San Fermines in Pamplona
- Weekend in Morocco.
- Get to know Madrid and the Prado Museum
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