EASTER IN THE REGION OF MURCIA

Every city and town has its Easter, everyone says that theirs is the best, we have ventured to recommend the processions that seem most interesting and unique of the Region of Murcia.

Semana Santa de Murcia City
A celebration deeply rooted
La Semana Santa de Murcia is one of the most significant manifestations of the rich and colorful cultural heritage of Murcia. Artistic and spiritual dimension of their processions give its own character. No other Spanish city to celebrate Easter and in Murcia, or in which the Nazarenes distributed sweets, cute, gifts, reliving those bygone days in which the components of the brotherhoods distributed meat for the needy.

Holy Wednesday
Headquarters: Iglesia del Carmen
Time: 19:00 h.
Holy Wednesday is one of the most anticipated days of the year, because, among other things, the life of the city is awaiting the procession of the Real, Very Illustrious and ancient Venerable Confraternity of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Murcia procession the people baptized with the affectionate name of "coloraos."

Good Friday
Venue: Church of Jesus
Time: 8:00 pm
At eight o'clock, six hours of sunlight as they send their ancient constitutions, begins the familiar procession of Salzillo of the Royal and Most Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene, which bathe the streets of Murcia with carved works magic imaginero of Murcia.

Semana Santa Cartagena
In Cartagena, Holy Week, declared of International Tourist Interest, has a special meaning. It reflected the continued work of the procession that year-round work tirelessly to make the streets of the city a large procession with its own identity with a strong military, which is reflected in the order and martial passionary their parades.

Holy Wednesday
Pretoria staging of drama or sink of Pilate
Time: 17.30
Plaza del Ayuntamiento

The big day of the Californios, begins with the drama of Pretorio or washing of Pilate at 17.30 at the door of the Town Hall in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. They bring together the riot-thirds of Jews and, together with numerous public, to witness the staging of drama Pretorio of condemnation and death of Jesus.

Magna Procession of the Holy Christ's Arrest
Departure: 21.00 hours, the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia
Collection: 03.00 Hours, Church of Santa Maria de Gracia

Open this parade wearing the uniform of the Grenadier Artillery XVIII century and carried rifles that mostly date from the same century. Behind them, and preceded by the throne insignia of the Brotherhood, the third of the sacrament tergal wearing white robes, cape and hood of old gold satin and white satin sash.

Holy Thursday
Departure: 21.00 hours, the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia
Collection: 00.30 Hours, Church of Santa Maria de Gracia

Silence and darkness. Cartagena year after year to hold off and silent procession to the most severe of the Brotherhood of Arrest, procession, which collects, organizes, and prayer are the protagonists.

Semana Santa de Lorca
A performance that combines art and devotion
Lorca is transformed during the Easter holidays, a new Jerusalem, commemorating the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth through their parades biblical passion. Kings, emperors, priests, artisans, warriors of Assyria or Babylon, Romans, Israelites "parade dressed in velvet, richly embroidered robes and to relive scenes and episodes from the Bible, creating a spectacle popular processional and is difficult to forget.

Holy Thursday
Output: 19 hours
Sorry procession, headed by the Paso Morado.

It is the second largest parade lorquino cycle. Shows the hardships of the Jewish people under the domination of the great empires of antiquity (Rome, Egypt ...) and the sufferings of Jesus of Nazareth on the night of the Last Supper.
End this day with the Solemn Procession of Silence.

Good Friday
Output: 19 hours
Procession of Bitterness, Bible Passionate Courtship of Salvation History, chaired by the White Pass. The Courtship of Good Friday is a huge auto sacramental procession culminating splendor of Passion Bible Parades Lorca. In the presence of all the fraternities with the exception of the Risen Lord in their processions showing its best: Ingrown, Purple, Black, Blue and White. Parade all Bible groups and for penitential processions.


Moratalla Easter
The drums of Easter in Moratalla say is talk about playing drums in every corner. But it is also about passion processions through the streets of this town.

The Drum Festival Easter Moratalla
8:00 am.
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the moratalleros occupy the town's streets and sounding their drums with a crash audible several kilometers. For centuries this event occurs that requires great physical effort by the drummers.

Mula Easter
La Semana Santa de Mula refers in the same time the representation of the Passion and Death of Christ and recognized Tamborada, launched at dawn on Easter Tuesday and extended until 4 pm on Holy Wednesday.

Holy Tuesday
The Tamborada
Venue: Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

At twelve o'clock on Tuesday of Holy Week, all the people dress and carrying drum Nazarene, went to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in absolute silence until the twelve bells ring. Time when everyone starts to play their drums in unison. The Nazarenes who resist remain all night until four in the evening of Holy Wednesday.

Holy Wednesday
Drumming continues until 4 pm.
Procession of the Samaritan
Headquarters: Iglesia del Carmen.

Holy Thursday
Nazarene procession
Venue: Church of Santo Domingo.
Silent Procession
Venue: Church of Santo Domingo.
Explore the city with only the sound of a drum and plunged into darkness as along its length off the streetlights.

Good Friday
From 8 am to 4 pm, when the death of Christ, echoing drums.
Holy Burial Procession
Venue: Church of Santo Domingo.

Easter Sunday
The drumbeats begin at 12 am and end at 9 pm.
Procession of the Risen
Seven steps out of different churches to stop being in the Town Hall Square, from where the procession.

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