Here we go again . . .
Starting today it will be total madness here in Sevilla as semana santa (holy week) begins again. And since I live about a stone’s throw from the cathedral it’s rather hard to miss.
Not that I’d want to miss it. Even though Im not religious I quite like all the pomp and ceremony, the beautiful sculptures on the pasos, the very special ‘ambientation’ in the streets, and even some of the music.
But it is true that for an entire week I become a prisoner in my home, only able to get out to do shopping and other things in the mornings. After 3pm the neighbourhood turns into a heaving mass of humanity pushing and shoving in the streets in order to see this virgin or that christ … it can get a bit scary at times. Though apparently it’s only non-Sevillanos who don’t feel totally at home in this environment.
I’ll see if I can get a few good photos.
casa azahar 
It’ll be nice to see the lopsided saints again.
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I was thinking the same thing since this year the procession routes will mean walking over the brand new tramlines on the main avenue in front of the cathedral.
Imagine thirty guys under those platforms not being able to see where they are going while they are shuffling along and carrying this massive heavy thing on the backs of their necks?
But the city council has filled in the rail gaps with some tubing so there should be little or no tripping (or lopsiding). 😉
The Santa Cruz procession is going by as we speak… (photos 54-57)
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And just a few photos of San Bernardo … (photos 58-61).
This year it rained quite a bit so lots of processions were cancelled or ran at odd times. I was going to take Nog to see my favourite one in Triana (El Cachorro – click on thumbnail) but in the end it rained a bit and I wasn’t sure if it was going to go out.
Anyhow, that’s it until next year.
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