{"id":5044,"date":"2026-04-13T05:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=5044"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:41:28","slug":"week-14-semana-santa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=5044","title":{"rendered":"Week 14: Semana Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of this week’s photos are from the Easter processions, but there were a number of other activities, especially since Friday is a public holiday in Spain.<\/p>\n

14_1<\/strong>
\nAs usual, I was on the beach almost every morning of the week, with Mochi. I particularly enjoy observing what people do at sunrise. Here, a man is welcoming the sun with some drumming:
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14_2<\/strong>
\nA seagull:
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14_3<\/strong>
\nEaster marks the start of the beach season, and our municipality is prepared:
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14_4<\/strong>
\nAnother nice sunrise:
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14_5<\/strong>
\nEnjoying together:
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14_6<\/strong>
\nBreasts in the sand:
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14_7<\/strong>
\nA sign of Easter in our bakery:
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14_8<\/strong>
\nThis week I was car-less, as my 20-year old Toyota needed repairs that did not make economic sense, so the decision was made to send it to the great garage in the sky and look for a new car. In the meantime, I was commuting to work using public transport. On my way home Wednesday afternoon, I saw more signs of Easter. A marching band was brought to the centre by bus, obviously to take part in that afternoon’s procession:
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14_9<\/strong>
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14_10<\/strong>
\nGood Friday was a day off, and I had decided to see two of the processions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The procession in the morning had the sentencing of Jesus as the theme:
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14_11<\/strong>
\nThe people carrying the images are called “costaleros”. Traditionally, this was a man’s job, but in 2026 things are different:
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14_12<\/strong>
\nThere were lots of onlookers on our Rambla:
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14_13<\/strong>
\nA bit later, the procession walked through the narrow street leading to City Hall:
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14_14<\/strong>
\nFather and daughter:
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14_15<\/strong>
\nCity Hall, decorated for Easter, with what appears to be a hen party passing by:
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14_16<\/strong>
\nMeanwhile, a few steps away, Playa del Postiguet, Alicante’s central beach, was full:
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14_17<\/strong>
\nI went home for lunch, and in the afternoon I went back to the city to see another procession, the Mater Desolata–Mary mourning the death of Jesus. This procession was in a mixed working class\/immigrant neighbourhood called Carolinas where no tourist ever sets foot (not because it is unsafe but because there is nothing for a tourist to see there). So it has a much more local and authentic athmosphere. There are two images in this procession. First, the crucified Jeses emerges from the Parroqu\u00eda San Jos\u00e9 de Carolinas:
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14_18<\/strong>
\nThen the Mater Desolata appears:
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14_19<\/strong>
\nThe procession got going in the streets of Carolinas, with Jesus leading the way:
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14_20<\/strong>
\nMany of the people in the procession knew many of the onlookers:
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14_21<\/strong>
\nOn Saturday night, Mochi and I went back to The Place:
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14_22<\/strong>
\nOn Sunday, we went to have lunch with our friends Eliot and Assumpta at a restaurant on the beach promenade in Playa San Juan. Assumpta’s son Alberto works there as the head waiter:
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14_23<\/strong>
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14_24<\/strong>
\nAfter lunch, we walked on the promenade a bit, taking in the action on the beach:
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14_25<\/strong>
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14_26<\/strong>
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More complete coverage of the Semana Santa processions can be seen at:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.greatpix.eu\/Semana-Santa-in-Alicante-2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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