Easter Processions in Spain

Vibrant Holy Week processions featuring ornate floats and participants in traditional robes, set against bustling city streets filled with spectators.

Religious float being carried through the streets during Semana Santa Holy Week celebrations, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

04/19/2014. Madrid. Spain. La Soledad Procession, which leaves the parish of San Gines. Photo: belen diaz. Archdc.

Good Friday procession in Barcelona, Spain, Europe

USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, Saint Peters Fiesta, Traditional Italian Fishing Community Festival, procession of the saints.

La Virgen de la Esperanza madonna, Semana Santa, Holy Week, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Antigua, Guatemala. Holy Week procession from La Merced church.

Semana Santa, Holy Week, Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

BRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform an historical reenactment and dramatizations of Biblical events. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, Europe

Street religious procession, Procissao de Senhor der Infernos, Furnas, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, April 1964.

Semana Santa Holy Week celebrations, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Procession Participants with Tall Palms

Festa di San Nicola in Bari at the church of Saint Nicola, Festival to honour Saint Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Annual Roma pilgrimage at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The statue of Sara, carried by the Gypsies to the sea, symbolizes the waiting for and welcome of the Saints Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome.

baile de las Aguilas y de Sant Joan Pelos, baile medieval originario de cataluña y el pais valenciano, procesion del Corpus, Pollença. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

Colorful uniforms of the Illustrious Brotherhood of Jesus Tied to the Column. Marching in the Drums of the Sunday of the Resurrection Parade (Tamborada del Domingo de Resureccion) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Ceremonial guard and band of 76th Maharana of Mewar, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, at Holi Fire Festival, City Palace, Rajasthan, India

Mother Mary is carried though the streets during a festa in Malta.

Captain of the hunters at the christian parade in Villajoyosa

Men And Boys Wear Purple As A Sign Of Mourning At The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Parade of the bands. Sanjoaninas religious and folk festival, the biggest festival in the Azores, Portugal. (Editorial Use Only)

Cuba: Dance-Show in Havana-City in front of the oldest church

PROCESION DE LA VIRGEN POR LAS CALLES PRECEDIDA DE ZANCOS. Location: FIESTA. Anguiano. Rioja. SPAIN.

baile de las Aguilas y de Sant Joan Pelos, baile medieval originario de cataluña y el pais valenciano, procesion del Corpus, Pollença. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. Spain.

Italy, Campania, Nola, Festa dei Gigli

Pilgrimage Virgen de la Fuensanta, Corcoya, Seville-province, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.

Blessing of the palms Easter Sunday at the entrance of the church

Semana Santa, procession, magnificent coffin, tourists, festivities in Cadiz, Spain, Europe

Golden Rain for the Resurrection

Banner of the Passion in Villajoyosa

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week (friday); "San Isidoro" brotherhood procession at downtown

Stockholm, Sweden Oct 6, 2024 Men carrying a Jesus float at a Peruvian culture and Catholic procession in the Sodermalm district to commemorate the El Senor de los Milagros tradition.

Mexico, Oaxaca Province, Ocotlan, students in school band performing by newly-constructed altar (ofrenda) during Day of the Dead (Dias de los Muertos) celebration

SPAIN - Alt Penedés (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Vilafranca, Sant Fèlix, fiesta tradicional, "Gegants" (gigantes)

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. People at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Semana Santa, procession, magnificent coffin, altar boys, celebrations in Cadiz, Spain, Europe

Decorated oxcarts, people in traditional clothes, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, San Calogero Procession

Italy, Sicily, Trapani Province, Trapani. April 17, 2019. The Processione dei Misteri di Trapani, performed for 300 years, celebrates Easter with parades of marching through city for days. (Editorial Use Only)

Traditional carnival of Venice, Italy

Semana Santa, procession, magnificent coffin, altar boys, celebrations in Cadiz, Spain, Europe

Fallas always on March 19th on San Jose, with procession and offering of flowers to Maria, in Valencia, and here in the church square in Denia, province of Alicante, Spain

Archdc Toledo 04-17-14 Holy Week 2014. Holy Thursday. Procession of Our Lady of Amparo Photo: Luna Revenga.

Seville, 08/15/2023. Procession of the Virgin of the Kings, patron saint of the Archdiocese. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

Vatican, Vatican. 01st Apr, 2022. Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2022/04/01 An Indigenous artist from Canada performs in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican Pope Francis on the day apologised to representatives of Canadian Indigenous peoples for the suffering they endured in Catholic residential schools in the North American country Photograph by Alessia Giuliani /Catholic Press PhotoRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

Seville, 08/14/2023. Bando de la Virgen de los Reyes and concert by the Municipal band. Photo: Manuel Gómez. Archsev.

Peru, Ayacucho. Holy Week. Good Friday procession.

EXTERIOR - BAILES REGIONALES EL DIA DE SAN ISIDRO FRENTE A LA ENTRADA PRINCIPAL - FOTO AÑOS 00. Location: IGLESIA DE LA ASUNCION. LIENDO. Cantabria. SPAIN.

Andujar, Jaen Province, Andalusia, Spain. Priest being carried on a float at the annual pilgrimage for the Virgen de la Cabeza, Our Lady of Cabeza. (Editorial Use Only)

Portugal, Alentejo, Castelo de Vide. Traditional Easter Parade.

03/21/2008. Easter week. General Procession. Alcala de Henares. Madrid. Spain. Procession of Coronada Solitude, part of the General Procession. Solitude joins the Christ Bound to the Column. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc.

Holy Week Procession, Antigua, Guatemala.

Madrid, 04/04/2015. Holy Week, Holy Saturday. Procession of our Lady of Solitude. Photo: Maya Balanya. Archdc.

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa / Holy week (friday); "San Isidoro" brotherhood procession near San Salvador church

Spain, Andalucia Region, Malaga City, Holy week Parade

Dance of the Mexicans in charro dresses, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Bedouin Moors in the Moorish parade in Villajoyosa

Zaragoza October 12, 2014 Offering of Flowers to the Virgin of Pilar Photo Fabián Simón archdc.

Italy, Sicily, Catania, crowd during Sant'Agata Feast (the Patron Saint of the city)

Traditional horse dance "Jaleo", originating in the 14th century, Sant Lluís festivities, in front of the Parish Church of Sant Lluís, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Bagpipe players leading religious procession in the coastal village of Corrubedo, Galicia, Spain

Huelva, Southern Spain. Believers carrying a float with the Madonna, early morning a days distance on foot from the village of El Rocio where the feast takes place

Wise Men Statues in the foreground, Church of Santa Maria de la Natividad, 1644, Atlixco, Pueblos Magicos, Puebla State, Mexico, North America

Italy, Tuscany. Siena. Palio Of Siena. The Race. The Winner. Contrada Of The Porcupine.

Parade, Virgen de Urkupina Festival, Cochabamba, Department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America

Jaleo, traditional dance with horses, originally from the 14th century, fiestas de Sant Bartomeu, Ferreries, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Statue of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Mary Magdalene & photographer during EASTER PROCESSION - TEMPLO DEL ORATORIO, SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

Festival of St. Oronzo, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Dragon dance during Chinese New Year, St. Paul's Cathedral, Macao, China

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men in purple robes carry a large float during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession.

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Alfombra decorations from brightly colored sawdust and flowers for Semana Santa celebrations.

Ritian Celebrations. Cascia. Umbria. Italy

PROCESION DE SEMANA SANTA. Location: EXTERIOR. BRAGA. PORTUGAL.

baile del demonio y la beata, fiestas de la Beata, vinculadas con la beatificación de Sor Caterina Tomàs. Santa Margalida. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Jaleo, danza tradicional con caballos, originaria del siglo XIV, fiestas de Sant Bartomeu, Ferreries, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Celebration for the Madonna delle Galline feast, Madonna del Carmine church, Pagani, Campania, Italy

Semana Santa, procession, magnificent glass coffin, celebrations in Cadiz, Spain, Europe

Annual Roma pilgrimage at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The statue of Sara, carried by the Gypsies to the sea, symbolizes the waiting for and welcome of the Saints Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome.

Toledo, 03/20/2016. Holy Week, Palm Sunday. The procession of Christ the King as it triumphs in Jerusalem. Photo: Luna Revenga ARCHDC.

Notre Dame Virgin Mary statue taken in procession from Saint Germain lAuxerrois church to Notre Dame cathedral Paris, France.

procesión de los pescadores portando la imagen de Sant Pere, Port d'Alcúdia ,Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

SPAIN - La Vega (district of Sevilla) - ANDALUSIA - Seville. Semana Santa, La Macarena entrando al arco al mediodía del viernes, público

Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Men in purple robes carry a large float during the Semana Santa Holy Week Easter procession.

Portugal, Santarem District. Trays Festival, an ancient religious festival, held every four years. Girls carry tabuleiros on their heads. (Editorial Use Only)

Maltese Islands, Malta, General, Easter Procession

04/19/2014. Madrid. Spain. La Soledad Procession, which leaves the parish of San Gines. Photo: belen diaz. Archdc.

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, San Calogero Procession

Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca City. Merriment on the Zocalo on Christmas Eve with large 'monos' in procession, fireworks, brass and, and women dancers dressed in regional Guelaguetza dance costumes. Fireworks explode off the main Cathedral in downtown Oaxaca, off the Zocalo and facing the Alameda.

Moros y cristianos

A Music Band Plays Funeral Marches During The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, Sacatep

Women in traditional dress, Cagliari, ramadura, Sant'Efisio traditional event, the most important religious feast in Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Venice, Italy. Mask and Costumes at Carnival

Guatemala, El Quiche, Chichicastenango, Feast of Saint Thomas

Goddess inside Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Moors of the Riff in the Moorish parade of Villajoyosa

Drums in the Good Friday procession

Italy, Umbria, Gubbio, Festa dei Ceri

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashupatinath, cremation funeral

Traditional horse dance "Jaleo", originating in the 14th century, Sant Lluís festivities, in front of the Parish Church of Sant Lluís, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Italy, Sicily, Catania,the Elephant statue and the crowd during Sant'Agata Feast (the Patron Saint of the city)

Carpet Made Of Sand & Sawdust Along The Good Friday Processional Route. Carpet-Making Is Thought Of As A Sacrificial Act, As The Elaborate Detail And ...

Guatemala, Antigua. Holy Week procession in which penitents carry a 3 ton float with Jesus carrying the cross. (Editorial Usage Only)

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