US EditionSpain Begins Holy Week with Processions, Palm Branches and Familiar Faces
Antonio Banderas, participating for over 20 years, led a procession in Malaga as thousands joined Palm Sunday events that begin the week-long Holy Week observances.
- Antonio Banderas joined Palm Sunday processions in Spain, marking the start of Holy Week, a significant Catholic tradition in the country.
- He sang a hymn inside Saint John church and gave the order to move the float carrying the Virgin of his brotherhood, Tears and Favors, while dressed in a traditional penitent’s robe.
- Banderas has participated in Malaga’s procession for more than 20 years, his hometown in southern Spain.
- Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, beginning Holy Week with processions featuring floats and penitents, attracting large crowds.
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Independent EspañolActor Antonio Banderas joined the crowds in dozens of processions on Palm Sunday, marking the official start of Holy Week in Spain, a country with a fervent Catholic tradition.
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Azuaga (Badajoz) has become the scene of a heated fight over a Holy Week procession. The Christ figure was damaged and the cross broken. The procession, which had been authorized by the Town Hall, was disrupted by a group of residents who tried to block its entrance to the church with cowbells. The reason: the float had not received the blessing of the town's parish priest. According to Roberto Tirado, the owner of the float, the entire town is …
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