Easter in Spain
Easter Traditions In Spain
Easter Processions in Spain (Romerias)Easter in Spain is full of processions with floats depicting the Passion with statues of Jesús and the Virgin Mary.
The floats are carried by men wearing hoods and long robes. These are followed by penitents dressed in pointed hoods and capes and some are barefoot, wearing chains. This represents the suffering of Christ.
The first day of Semana Santa (Holy Week) is el Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) and this is when the processions begin.
Procesión del Silencio - (The Procession of Silence) is held on Jueves Santo - (Holy Thursday) and Santo Entierro - (Holy Burial) is held on Viernes Santo - (Holy Friday).
Easter Traditions in SpainOn Easter Day (El Domingo de Resurrección) everyone goes to church and celebrates the resurrection of Christ.
Throughout Easter the tasty torrijas are eaten. Very easy to make, consististing of slices of bread, soaked in a mixture of whisked eggs and milk (similar to French toast) and then fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sugar. If you don't want to make them you can buy them in pastelerías (cake shops) and panaderias (breadshops).
On Easter day you have the traditional Easter cake, 'la mona de Pascua' which originates from the 15th century. It used to be a small round pastry/cake topped with hard boiled eggs but today they are more elaborate and there are many variations of the cake.
The word 'mona' also means a gift so as well as having an Easter cake most children also receive 'a gift' from their Godparents on Easter Sunday.
Easter wouldn't be complete without lots of chocolate Easter eggs which everyone loves!
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