In Spain, Easter is one of the most significant events of the year, with the biggest celebrations taking place during Holy Week — known locally as Semana Santa. But what exactly happens during Semana ...

Celebrated through religious processions and festivities leading up to Easter Sunday, Semana Santa, the holiest week in the Spanish calendar, has begun. This week-long honouring of Jesus is “the most ...

In the week leading to Easter Sunday, hundreds of colourful processions featuring penitents in cone-shaped hoods and centuries-old religious floats traditionally flood the streets of villages and ...

In late March 2024, near the time the Christian holiday of Easter was observed, a European Easter tradition went viral on social media. A number of posts appeared to show Spanish and Italian Easter ...

Antonio Banderas attended the Maria Santisima de Lagrimas y Favores procession at San Juan Bautista church in Malaga, Spain, on Sunday. The 62-year-old actor was photographed wearing traditional white ...