Spain - Seville - Easter Paso floats during Semana Santa processions

The Holy Paso depicting the Crucifixion passes through Seville's Plaza Espana during its annual Semana Santa Easter passion processions. Some 60 processions are scheduled for the week, from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday morning. The climax of the week is the night of Holy Thursday, when the most popular processions set out to arrive at the Cathedral on the dawn of Good Friday, known as the madrugá. At the centre of each procession are the pasos, an image or set of images set atop a movable float of wood. The structure of the paso is richly carved and decorated with fabric, flowers and candles. Many of the structures carrying the image of Christ are gilded, and those carrying the image of the virgin often silver-plated.

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The Holy Paso depicting the Crucifixion passes through Seville's Plaza Espana during its annual Semana Santa Easter passion processions. Some 60 processions are scheduled for the week, from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday morning. The climax of the week is the night of Holy Thursday, when the most popular processions set out to arrive at the Cathedral on the dawn of Good Friday, known as the madrugá. At the centre of each procession are the pasos, an image or set of images set atop a movable float of wood. The structure of the paso is richly carved and decorated with fabric, flowers and candles. Many of the structures carrying the image of Christ are gilded, and those carrying the image of the virgin often silver-plated.