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customs, easter holy week, festivals, semana santa, sevilla, seville, spain
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Things have been very quiet around here Semana Santa-wise. After months of scarcely any rainfall it’s pretty much been coming down non-stop since Palm Sunday. Tomorrow it looks like it may lift for about 24 hours before starting up again on Friday.
Above are some pics I took on Monday evening. It was quite sad to see everything deserted and the odd nazareno – like that young boy – making his disconsolate way home after his procession was cancelled.
On the right are a couple of rogue nazarenos I saw yesterday, making their way over to their church. But about an hour later the skies really opened up. Me? I was all cosy at home in PJs watching a film on DVD with Peter and the cats, as I will be again this evening. But tomorrow I have a tapas tour – I don’t know what I was thinking! Oh right, about paying the rent 😉 …. but in fact I do love a challenge and so it should be an interesting night.
It’s actually been a few years since I’ve gone out following the processions and looking for the best vantage points. But I do love Semana Santa and the general upheaval and chaos. I don’t even mind the inconvenience of shops being closed or not being able to get out and about because of the crowds. I guess a part of me enjoys how this crazy week really shakes things up. And in spite of loving my “new” home I still miss hearing La Madrugá played below my bedroom balcony on Martes Santo… so glad now I got up to film that video as it was my last time.
Oh, and this is also the first time in my 19 years here that the orange blossom (azahar) has coincided with Semana Santa. It also seems to be lasting a bit longer this year. Heaven.
casa azahar 
I walked the dog this morning in swirly snow – the kind that’s in your face no matter which way you’re going. Such a shock after the UK’s lovely spring weather. I’ve got my fingers crossed for the Easter bank holiday weekend but traditionally it’s not good weather.
Good luck with the tapas tour – I hope either the rain holds off or your shoes & umbrella are up to the task!
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It’s supposed to be quite pleasant tomorrow, so that’s a plus. But that also means the crowds will be extremely crowdy…
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It’s been crazy here for the last few weeks.
We’ve had Summer weather with temperatures soaring to an unseasonably high 24 Celsius with no rain whatsoever, and then all of a sudden this rain has started pounding down. It’s been a downpour all day today and the forecast for the rest of the week isn’t positive. There’s even talk of snow!
We’ve been under drought conditions here in the East Midlands since the back end of last year. Think, when was the last time we had any meaningful amount of rain? On the Farm we have a 18,000 litre water tank buried under our front field — and that’s been empty for months. Hopefully we can recharge the stores with this aptly timed April Showers.
It reminds me of mnemonic I was taught at school …
‘Whether the weather be fine, whether the weather be not. Whatever the weather, whenever the weather, whether you like it or not’
PR
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I like that!
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I know that as:
“Whether the weather be hot, or whether the weather be not, we’ll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.
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Who are you Professor Raddish??? My brother is called Raddish, surely there can’t be two??
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I am me. That’s all I ever have been and all I ever will be.
Your brother is part of a select group of elite operatives, trained in the art of deception and deceit. We have travelled far from our home world and our mission is one of peace.
This is all I can tell you for now.
PR
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🙂
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gorgeous pics
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Thanks. Just taken with iPhone but I think they give a feel of that wet Monday night.
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Shame about the celebrations – if it was the UK you’d expect it – plan something out of doors at this time of year at your peril – normally.
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Yeah well, it’s kind of hard to plan Easter events at any other time…
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True
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I’ve visited Seville a few times many years ago & once the orange blossom was out in force. I’ve never forgotten the lovely scent and want to come & visit and do a couple of tapa’s tours while the blossom is out – can you give me a rough idea when it comes, too late for this year but probably next??
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Hi Julie,
The orange blossom can come out anytime in March or April and lasts about three weeks. If you can do a last-minute flight next year…?
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It’s a shame. I look forward to the amazing photos you take of the celebrations.
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