In Spain, Easter is one of the most significant events of the year, with the biggest celebrations taking place during Holy Week — known locally as Semana Santa. But what exactly happens during ...

Semana Santa is upon us again, and the Easter holidays are one of the most important festivals in Spain, celebrated this year from 13th-20th April 2025. While Spain's traditional, sombre parades ...

Easter-season street processions are a revered Spanish tradition, celebrated as a cultural heritage by the government and even many secular citizens.

A Lone Star city is an ideal place to celebrate Easter, a recent study shows. See how your Texas town ranks in traditions, weather and more.

Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. "Brothers and ...

A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media.

Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that ...

MADRID, Spain — A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to ...

The celebrations date back to when Spain was a bastion of Roman Catholicism. Nowadays, the hooded nazarenos in black, white, purple and red come from all walks of life, many with no religious ...

Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with ...

Spain begins centuries-old Easter processions Madrid (AFP) – Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered ...