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Semana Santa in Malaga

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March 24th 2008
Hey Everyone! So, these pictures are from Semana Santa in Malaga. I took these on Palm Sunday before we left for Italy. In Malaga, Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a really big thing and they have these huge processions in the streets. They take out these huge statues from inside all the churches in Malaga and they process through the streets. The statues are of Jesus and Mary and they are enorm ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more