Easter week in Seville

I know Easter is big in Spain, but didn’t realize the celebrations begin in earnest today, one week before Easter Sunday.

Georgie, an Australian girl I met at the hostel, and I walked around the old town this afternoon to see chairs being set up along procession routes, families dressed in Sunday best carrying olive branches and palms, and the police directing the cars away from the crowds.

It seems difficult to navigate the narrow streets during the rest of the year, but now it’s virtually impossible. Swarms of people wander around, or wait for hours on the seats put along the official routes, which they’ve bought tickets to sit on to see the various processions. As the ”fraternities” move slowly, people reach out to touch the floats that are carried.

For more information on the festivities, check out Arte Sacro.

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