Semana Santa Procession

Semana Santa 2005

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March 29th 2005
We made it back to Granada safely where we met Kejal and Charlie and showed them a bit of what we call ¨home¨! Semana Santa (or Holy Week) is a huge celebration in the Catholic country of Spain, but especially in southern cities such as Granada. There are processions that go on all week starting Wednesday and go until the wee hours of the morning on Easter Monday. Some are at night, some are sil ... read more

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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