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ladies “de luto”

24 Thursday Mar 2016

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semana santa, sevilla, spain, traditions

lutoOn Maundy Thursday and Good Friday women dress “de luto” (in mourning) in black dresses and lace mantillas. And although there are definite rules – no mini-dresses, no red lipstick, no stiletto heels (to name a few) – they are not always observed. The ladies are also always happy to pose for a photo. The blonde woman (upper-left) saw me lurking with my phone out and asked if I wanted a photo, then gathered her friends around for a group shot. And suddenly about half a dozen other people came out of nowhere with cameras ready. Score!

great power

21 Monday Mar 2016

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great powerWas out and about last night, since the threatened rain didn’t end up appearing. Though the threat of it had kept some of the processions from leaving home on time, rendering the printed programmes pretty much useless. As a result I didn’t see any processions, not wanting to hang about for an extra hour or so along the routes. But I got a few pics, including this one of people waiting for the late processions in the street, while contemplating the Great Power from above… 4G. 😉

crosses to bear

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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crosses to bear

Spotted these guys while on a tapas tour. They were transporting wooden crosses from a van parked in Plaza Santa Cruz to… wherever. Probably the Santa Cruz Church. These will be carried by some of the Nazarenos (others carry long candles) during the Semana Santa processions. There is so much preparation that goes into this crazy week (I like it, but it really is crazy) that I find my heart aching for everyone who is going to be devastated by the seriously rainy-stormy weather, forecasted to start Palm Sunday. Let’s hope things clear up! Because if it rains, nothing happens.

easter is coming…

11 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by azahar in sevilla, spain

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easter, semana santa, sevilla

easter is comingMarzipan nazarenos anyone?

kirby

04 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by azahar in sevilla, spain, tapas, tapas tours, work

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customs, sevilla, tapas

kirby

A very passionate young woman from Chicago called Kirby Barth got in touch with me back in January. She is here doing research towards an honours thesis in anthropology, researching traditional Sevillano food. And on Friday we finally arranged a meeting for an interview, including the fabulous Aldara from We Love Tapas, which then morphed into an impromptu Sevilla Tapas tour. For the next four hours! Afterwards Aldara very kindly took Kirby on another impromptu tour of Sevilla Markets, and the next day I met Kirby at a local food & wine event. She will also be going on a We Love Tapas Tour with our lovely Delia on Monday. As always, love sharing knowledge and experience with people who genuinely care. And we hope Kirby fulfils her dream of one day being able to live and work in Sevilla.

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