Doming de Ramos Semana Santa is a huge deal in Spain. Every city celebrates it differently. It starts the Sunday before Easter, and goes until the following Sunday. There are processions, good food, and a ton of people. A lot of people leave for vacations, some stay, and a lot of tourists come during this time. If you ever plan on traveling during Semana Santa, book everything months in advance, because everything sells out, and the prices go through the roof. Semana Santa also usually corresponds with the first full moon of spring. I started the first day of Semana Santa having breakfast outside overlooking the Alhambra in the Albizín. Then the church bells went off. With that, mass had ended and Semana Santa had officially began. People prepare for Semana Santa all year, so they
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