figures in dark hoods loom up from every direction. smoke pots of incense, candles, religious imagery and the crowds. flashes of goya, dimly remembered impressions of the inquisition. [ speaking foreign language ] okay, watch this. these guys got to get their painstakingly crafted massively sized and incredibly heavy and cumbersome float through the door, down the steps, and out into the street. but the woman who escort virgin they wear candles to light all the way to the cathedral. pedro is another of fuen s brothers, the youngest, and when not working for an i.t. company in ireland, he does this. he carries crushingly heavy religious floats. they re called castellaros, and they devote months of training
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observed all over southern spain with a seriousness and a fervor you might not see elsewhere. for the seven days leading up to easter, nearly every city in andalucia gets taken over by ancient processions. to an outsider, it s an impenetrable montage of confusing, yet deeply evocative images. figures in dark hoods loom up from every direction. smoke pots of incense, candles, religious imagery and the crowds. flashes of goya, dimly remembered impressions of the inquisition. [ speaking foreign language ]
holy week. holy week. or semana santa as it s called. observed all over southern spain with a seriousness and a fervor you might not see elsewhere. for the seven days leading up to easter, nearly every city in andalucia gets taken over by ancient processions. to an outsider, it s an impenetrable montage of confusing, yet deeply evocative images. figures in dark hoods loom up from every direction. smoke pots of incense, candles, religious imagery and the
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