ELCHE, Spain (AP) — Spain is getting ready for one of its most revered holiday periods of the year: Easter Week, which means thousands of colorful and noisy religious street processions that draw ...

ZAMORA, Spain — Wailing bugles, rhythmic drumbeats and eerie religious chants can be heard once again across Spain this year as the country’s massively popular Easter religious processions return ...

Across Europe from Sweden to Sicily, the importance Christians place on the religious holiday of Easter shines through in the wonderfully varied ways in which it is prepared for and celebrated. From ...

Spain has a centuries-old tradition of biblical theatre depicting the Passion of Christ - Copyright AFP/File CLAUDIO CRUZ Spain has a centuries-old tradition of ...

The countdown to the holidays has begun. Christmas markets, mulled wine, ice skating — around the world, on every continent, people are starting to gear up to get into the festive spirit. But one ...

Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week is the most solemn religious week of the year. With schools, factories and businesses closed, it is for many a vacation week, and while beaches and mountains attract ...

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 ...

Mari Carmen Perez brushes palms to be used during Palm Sunday processions at a shop in Elche, eastern Spain, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Credit: Bernat Armangue/AP.) Listen ELCHE, Spain — Spain is ...