Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8 I was in Granada. Well it was Semana Santa (Holy Week). In Spain, it is a BIG deal. There are processions all week starting on Palm Sunday to Easter. Brotherhoods from churches around the city each had their own procession. It consisted of people wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits, women wearing all black, people carrying crosses, a band, little kids keeping the candles lit, and other people that I have no idea what they did. Then there was the big part of the procession: THE FLOATS!! Some had two floats, others one. Each float represented something. Usually according to the day, a float matched what happened to Jesus. Like on Palm Sunday there was one with Jesus riding a donkey. But of course this originated as a Catholic festival so the Virgin Mary is the big thing. Her floats were always grand with tons of candles. People would yell “Viva la Virgin” (long live the virgin) and “guapa” (hey good-looking). People would carry the floats on their backs from like 4pm-1am approximately. And they would move to the beat of the band. There was a person that led the floats with a knocker. To tell them when there were stairs, or when to turn, etc. The streets of Granada were packed though. It was crazy!! So many people. It definitely beat Tulip Festival.
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