-oOo- Introduction -oOo-

Whichever night of whichever month, to the cover of the grove that precedes the old Hospital of the Five Wounds, (today Parliament of Andalusia), or in the arches of the bridges that crosses the Guadalquivir River near the Expo, the beautiful strains that deck the shades out sound and they delight the onlookers that over there wander.

It is the celestial music of the numerous bands of bugles and drums tuning their instruments like prelude to the great recital that they will offer in the Holy Week of Seville, soundtrack that will accompany Christ from the same moment of his Entrance in Jerusalem, until his Resurrection.

With these pages, I will try to give our Particular view of something that is present in the atmosphere of Seville, a sample of Jesus' Passion that confronts all splendour in the Holy Week, but that the city lives during the whole year, in each neighbourhood, in each meeting, in each particular home... in the soul of all the sevillians.

Customs during Easter Week.

The locals usually get dressed up to go out to see the Fraternities, especially on Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and the evening of Good Friday. The favourite sweet food at Easter is "Torrijas", bread soaked in wine and honey.

On Holy Thursday most churches install the "Monumento" to Jesus Christ. In doing so, the Eucharist is worshipped precisely on the day which commemorates the Last Supper. The Monumento installed in the Cathedral is particularly spectacular.

Photos: Francisco Santiago

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