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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter !

After Christmas, the second most important day of the year is Easter. In Easter there is four types of sweets.

Confits

Easter eggs

Monas de Pascua

Panades

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Holy Friday

Holy Friday is the second most important parade of Easter. It comes out from Sant Francesc and arrives to the church of el Socorrs. In el Socorrs they do the burial of christ witch is very spectacular

Holy Friday Preparation

Way, Starting Time: 19.30
Plaza de Sant Francesc
Convent de Sant Francesc
Plaza de Santa Eulalia
Carrer Cadena
Plaza de Cort
Carrer Colom
Plaza del Marques de Palmer
Plaza Mayor
Carrer de Sant Miguel
Carrer Josep Tous i Ferrer (BEST PLACE TO SEE IT)
Plaza del Comptat del Rossello
Carrer Josep Anselm Clave
Plaza Alexandre Jaume
Porta de Sant Antoni
Carrer dels Socorrs

Holy Burial

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Holy Thursday

The Holy Thursday is the most interesting procesion for the inhabitants of Palma. Goes out the famous Christ of La Sang the first procesion of Holy Thursday was in the year of 1500 so is the oldest. This year rained and it came out on Friday

Way, Starting Time: 19.00

Plaza del Hospital
Costa de la Sang
Carrer dels Oms
Carrer de Sant Miquel
Plaza Major
Plaza del Marques de Palmer
Carrer Colom
Plaza de Cort
Carrer Palau Reial
Carrer Victoria
Carrer Conquistador (BEST PLACE TO SEE IT)
Plaza de la Reina
Passeig del Born
Plaza Joan Carles I
Carrer Bonaire
Carrer Bisbe Campins
Via Roma
Costa de la Sang
Plaza del Hospital

Christ Representation in San Juan de Malta

Virgen de la Esperanza

Penitents preparing for the procesion

This pictures are of Pollensa, a small town in Mallorca, where the holy week is very important too

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Holy Wednesday

The holy Wednesday is the only parade that only goes through old town Palma. The procesion starts and finishes in the same place, the church of Santa Cruz. The procesion goes throught the neibourhood of the fisherman. Also, is interesting to see that the military branch of La Legion participates in the procesion

Way, Starting time: 20.30

Carrer Forn de la Olivera
Carrer Barques de Bou
Carrer Polvora
Plaza de Santa Catalina
Carrer de Santa Creu
Carrer Sant Llorens
Carrer Sant Pere
Plaza de la Drassana
Carrer Llotja del Mar
Carrer Sant Joan
Carrer Montenegro
Carrer Sant Feliu
Carrer Costa de Can Salas
Carrer Costa de Santa Creu
Carrer Forn de la Olivera

Cruzada del amor divino en San Felio Street

Cruzada del amor divino en San Felio Street and monaguillos

Virgin Mary in the streets of Palma

Cofradia de Montesion

Cofradia de la Dolorosa

La Legion

La Legion II

Entrada en Santa Cruz

Crucifixion entering Santa Cruz

Mary entering Santa Cruz

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Holy Tuesday

Holy Tuesday the procesion starts in San Nicolas Church and finishes in la Sang. Two important things in this procession are that they play the national spanish anthem before the Cofradia de Santiago comes out and at the end of the procesion that the image of La Dolorosa comes in La Sang

Way, Starting Time: 20.45

Carrer Sant Nicolau
Plaza Chopin
Carrer Tous i Maroto
Carrer Constitucio
Carrer Soledat
Plaza de la Reina
Passeig des Born
Plaza de Joan Carles I
Avinguda de Jaume III
Carrer Bonaire
Carrer Bisbe Campins
Via Roma
Carrer Costa de La Sang
Plaza del Hospital

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Holy Monday

This year the procesion of Holy Monday has three procesions. The one of every year, comes out from Santa Clara, the second one that comes out from the Cloister of Sant Francesc, and the third one, that comes out from the church of San Juan de Malta.

The church of Santa Clara, is in the convent of Santa Clara, and it is a medieval convent. The nuns never leave the convent it is called Clausura.

Procesion of Santa Clara, Starting time: 21.00

Carrer Fonollar

Carrer Santa Clara

Carrer Call

Plaza Santa Eulalia

Carrer Convent de Sant Francesc

Carrer Ramon Llull

Plaza Pes de Sa Palla

Carrer Pelleteria

Carrer Montision

Procesion of Sant Francesc, Starting time: 20.00

Plaza de Sant Francesc
Carrer Convent de Sant Francesc
Plaza de Santa Eulalia
Carrer Cadena
Plaza de Cort
Carrer Colom
Carrer Bosseria
Carrer Galera
Carrer Cordeleria
Plaza de La Cuartera
Plaza del Mercadal
Travessa de en Ballester
Carrer del Socors
Plaza des Pes de sa Palla
Carrer Ramon Llull
Plaza de Sant Francesc

Procesion Crist dels Boters, Starting time: 21.00

Carrer Sant Joan
Carrer Montenegro
Carrer Sant Feliu
Carrer Can Sales
Carrer Santa Creu
Carrer Sant Llorens
Carrer Sant Pere
Plaza de sa Drassana
Carrer Consolat
Passeig Sagrera
Passeig de la Mar
Carrer Boteria
Carrer Sant Joan

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is a very interesting day on the holy week, because is the only day that the penitents do not carry candles. The procession is very cool.

Way, Starting time: 18.30

Carrer de Sant Jaume
Plaza de Joan Carles I
Carrer Unio
Plaza des Mercat Vell
Plaza Weyler
Carrer Riera
Rambla dels ducs de Palma
Via Roma
Carrer del Bisbe Campins
Carrer Bonaire
Carrer Berenguer de Sant Joan
Carrer Baron Santa Maria del Sepulcre
Avenida Jaime III
Carrer Sant Marti
Carrer Concepcion

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Es Prego

Today is the first procesion of the holy week. It is called es Prego, comes out from San Miguel street and goes to Sant Francesc, three representatives of every group come out with their flag. It is a procesion full of color. Starts at 7:30, what we can see today, it is a small representation of every group (three with them and the flag) Enjoy it! In the pregon there is always a great concert. Luckily I have been able to record it so here you can hear the concert

Es Prego Concert

Way, Starting time: 19.00