Easter celebrations in Spain: Faith and Religion in the foreground
Easter in Spain is a day of celebration. While the commercial is playing a role, it's the Spaniards especially of Tradition.
- The Easter celebrations begin in Spain until the good Friday. The whole of Holy week, in Spain is "Semana Santa", which translates as "Holy week" means, plays a major role.
- In many places, to be blessed on palm Sunday palm fronds, which make the children themselves often and in the divine service bring.
- During the whole Holy week will be held in Spain, the processions. Many of the faithful dress in Büßergewand, so long robes with hoods.
- On good Friday the country not far from the Main processions in memory of the stations of the cross.
- Highlight of the Semana Santa, the Easter Sunday, celebrated with a great Feast of joy about the resurrection of Christ.
- In some areas of Spain is burned on Easter Sunday, a straw doll as a Symbol for Judas.
- Easter in Spain is a highly religious Festival, without which our culture's typical "accessories" like the Easter Bunny or Easter eggs. Both of them are in Spain is largely unknown.
Semana Santa: Easter tradition in Spain (image: Pixabay)
Traditional Easter food in Spain
As already mentioned in the first section, is celebrated on Easter Sunday, the resurrection of Christ with a great Feast.
- To celebrate Easter means, therefore, in Spain, on Easter Sunday, a hearty feast. Is served in most families, roast lamb or fish.
- If there are rabbits in Spain, no Easter, or colorful Easter eggs, Sweets should not be missing anyway. In Catalonia and Valencia, there are so-called "monas de pascua". It is stuffed chocolate eggs. Only in the Madrid area, preferably deep-fried dough balls.
- Traditionally, in Spain at Easter, "flores de pascua", a pastry in the form of flowers, very popular.
In the next article, we provide you with funny Easter traditions from around the world before.
