This is our fourth [*oops… only our third] Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Spain and our first time to experience a little bit of it in Málaga. We were spoiled in Sevilla — with our corner apartment and its seven balconies overlooking a historic plaza and an ancient street (click here for the last in the series of posts from our first Semana Santa… and for a view of the balconies). All I had to do was step outside or downstairs for our very personal view of several of the Semana Santa processions.
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THE RED ON THE PAVEMENT IS NOT BLOOD. IT’S WAX… I’M PRETTY SURE…
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Here in Fuengirola, the processions are smaller and I actually have to walk “among the people.” In Málaga, many of the processions are large and extravagant, but I’m required to share my space with thousands of others. So, I guess I’m jaded. I caught one very small procession of Málaga’s 42 processions throughout the week. But I had a great time just wandering around the city taking pictures of the crowds and the preparations.
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READY TO BE “PROCESSED” LATER IN THE DAY. |
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VERY CLASSY FOR A STORAGE UNIT. |
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CHEAP SEATS 3 HOURS BEFORE A SMALL PROCESSION ON CALLE CARRETERÍA.. |
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THE EXPENSIVE VIP VIEWING AREA ON PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN. |
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CALLE MARQUÉS DE LARIOS, THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. NO SHOPPING ON HOLY THURSDAY. |
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YOU CAN’T SEE THE PLAZA FOR THE TIERS. |
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SAN GERALDO… SMARTLY MAKING HIS ESCAPE. |
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FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE NEXT “SHOW TIME” ON CALLE MARQUÉS DE LARIOS. |
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THE CATHEDRAL OF MÁLAGA. |
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THE ADORNED BISHOP’S PALACE (CATHEDRAL FENCE AT RIGHT). |
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BUNTING EVERYWHERE. |
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FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE NEXT PROCESSION ALONG ALAMEDA PRINCIPAL. |
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I LOVE THE GERANIUM “GUARD RAIL” ON THIS BRIDGE (PUENTE DE TETUÁN). |
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THE BEST “PROCESSOR,” WHILE I WAIT BACK ON CALLE CARRETERÍA. |
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RESERVED CHEAP (AS IN “FREE”) SEATS. |
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AFTER SITTING COMFORTABLY ON A LEDGE FOR AN HOUR,
I CAN SEE AND HEAR THEM COMING. |
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IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT A DANCING BEAT. |
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I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY… |
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COLLECTING WAX. (I WAS TEMPTED.) |
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HE LOOKS A BIT RUFF… |
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WALKING BAREFOOT TO ATONE FOR HIS SINS… |
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TWO EAR PIERCINGS, COOL WRIST BANDS, AND INCENSE… |
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A MOMENTARY BREAK. |
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AND BACK UP ON THEIR SHOULDERS. |
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PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING EVERY HOLY PROCESSION… BALLOONS. |
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STILL MORE THAN AN HOUR TO WAIT BACK ON ALAMEDA PRINCIPAL… I WENT HOME. |
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From Brooklyn, New York; to North Massapequa; back to Brooklyn; Brockport, New York; back to Brooklyn... To Boston, Massachusetts, where I met Jerry... To Marina del Rey, California; Washington, DC; New Haven and Guilford, Connecticut; San Diego, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Irvine, California; Sevilla, Spain. And Fuengirola, Málaga..
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