Semana Santa - Holy week - Easter Festivals 2012

Jan · by **Jan** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:55 pm

Does anyone have the actual dates & times yet for the Semana Santa festivities this Easter in Rojales or Quesada? The Rojales Ayuntamiento website, strangely, or maybe not so strange for Spain, has not been updated for festivals since Oct 2011, as far as I can see. I have been looking at the website for a few months now and even the Christmas celebration dates did not appear to be shown.

However, I have found these dates on the internet but not sure if they are the same all over Spain:

Semana Santa 2012 Dates

Viernes de Dolores March 30, 2012

Sábado de Pasión March 31, 2012

Domingo de Ramos April 1, 2012

Lunes Santo April 2, 2012

Martes Santo April 3, 2012

Miércoles Santo April 4, 2012

Jueves Santo April 5, 2012

Viernes Santo April 6, 2012

Sabado de Gloria April 7, 2012

Domingo de la Resurrección April 8, 2012 The same day as the English Easter Sunday. The most important day in Semana Santa 2012

Jan · by **Jan** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:19 pm

Does anyone have any idea why the Rojales town hall website is not updated? The last Fiesta date shown is October. Am I the only one who gets frustrated at this lack of information? Surely it is good for the area to show dates of events in advance. It only takes a few moments for someone to update the website every now and again....sorry I'm on my soap box again :lol:

ozzymandius · by **ozzymandius** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:23 pm

Not a soap box issue Jan, just hard facts. One of the reasons for the lack of info coming from the Town Hall is that since the change of government in May 2011, PSOE (now the ruling party) simply can't be arsed to do it. They have a man -- Derek Monks-- who is supposed to be the liaison person for non-Spanish, but he hardly gets glowing reports for effort from people who have had dealings with him. As a whole, the PSOE/PADER alliance just don't like foriegners, so do as little as they can, while continuing to take our taxes to give them so beer tokens for stuff for the Spanish residents of Rojales. There is (?was) a very helpful guy in the Quesada "Munciple" centre called Jose Ramon, but don't know if he's still there. Useful for translating bits you don't understand

There is a very spectacular parade in Torrevieja on Good Friday evening (I think it's due to start around 19:30, but by experience it's normally about 21:00). Big show of beefy blokes physically carrying religious floats that each weigh a couple of tonnes. Bit intense, but shows the Spanish obsession with religion. Seats are set out up the streets, so you can park yourself while being holy

Dot · by **Dot** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:30 pm

Los Montosinos has a parade as well with statues ect being carried round the villiage , its quite intersesting as they have different things going on most of the evening till around midnight.

Jan · by **Jan** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:12 pm

Re - The Rojales website - I should have guessed it was political Ozzy, it usually is I suppose!
Looks like lots going on for Easter in Torrevieja and Montesinos (Thanks Dot).
Does anyone know when the Rojales parades are yet and if there are any in Quesada?

ozzymandius · by **ozzymandius** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:00 pm

I'll try contacting my mate Jose Ramon to see if he's got any gen

Jan · by **Jan** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:25 pm

Courtesy of Ozzymandius and his friends in high places

I have attached the programme of events for the Semana Santa Easter Festivities 2012 in Rojales. Click on each page to enlarge for reading.

Jen · by **Jen** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:16 am

Where abouts is the: Domingo de la Resurrección April 8, 2012 Semana Santa 2012?
Does anyone know of an exact location as we will be using a sat nav as we don't know our way aroung Rojales that well.
Thanks

Jan · by **Jan** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:33 pm

Hi Jen,
Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy using it.
Rojales is quite a small town and the processions usually go through the main street and over the bridge. We find it best to park in one of the side streets off of 'Avda Constitution' or 'Avda Cortes Valencianas' just as you enter the town and then walk down towards the bridge area, which isn't very far. That way it's easier to get the car back out of Rojales if the streets get too crowded. We have not been to the silent procession but I imagine it could be quite moving. Hope this helps.

Glyn Perry · by **Glyn Perry** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:27 am

Hi Jen,
If you struggle to get parked in a side street there sometimes is room at the Mercodona supermarket on the way out of Rojales towards Marquesa golf. Its not that far.