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Easter 2024
Easter 2024
by RJC » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:56 pm
What Festivals + Firework displays are there - Easter 2024 - in and around Ciudad Quesada/Rojales?
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Re: Easter 2024
by Graham_Lynn » Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:09 pm
Every municipality participates in Semana Santa, parades are more or less the same every year, so if you can find last years programme, match the days and you won’t go far wrong in finding this years programme. It obviously won’t be announced until much nearer the time- let the ayuntamiento get the mid term Moors & Christians and the Carnival celebrations out of the way before they publicise the Easter programme. As it’s a solemn occasion there aren’t that many fireworks, earlier on in the week there’s lots of silent processions held by candlelight. The smell of the flowers fills the town. The night up at the crosses at Rojales with the thunder and lightning is spectacular, it’s not far off a Hollywood production! Remember to book a seat for the processions as they go on for hours (& hours).
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Re: Easter 2024
by Martin the artist » Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:35 am
This was last year's programme, so just change the dates. - i.e March 24 to March 31:-
Palm procession on Sunday 2nd from Rojales health centre over the bridge to the church. Starts around midday.
Sunday evening 2nd April procession of the black mantillas - generally any woman can also join in if they have a black mantilla and wear black skirt longer than knee length.
Monday 3rd April procession from church starts 9.30pm with one float.
Wednesday 5th April procession from church starts 10pm with a few floats.
Thursday 6th is the silent procession starts 10pm from the church. The whole town is blacked out and the procession is accompanied by drums only whilst a mournful unseen fog horn is blown occasionally. The parade splits in 2 and meets up again in the town centre when Jesus and 2 others are taken up to the crosses and the crucifixion is enacted at midnight. Many towns people then stay there for an all night vigil before returning to Rojales in the morning.
Friday 7th procession starting from church 7pm with all floats participating.
Sunday 9th reenactment of the resurrection in the town centre from 11.30am and exhibition of all the floats in the church square.
Palm procession on Sunday 2nd from Rojales health centre over the bridge to the church. Starts around midday.
Sunday evening 2nd April procession of the black mantillas - generally any woman can also join in if they have a black mantilla and wear black skirt longer than knee length.
Monday 3rd April procession from church starts 9.30pm with one float.
Wednesday 5th April procession from church starts 10pm with a few floats.
Thursday 6th is the silent procession starts 10pm from the church. The whole town is blacked out and the procession is accompanied by drums only whilst a mournful unseen fog horn is blown occasionally. The parade splits in 2 and meets up again in the town centre when Jesus and 2 others are taken up to the crosses and the crucifixion is enacted at midnight. Many towns people then stay there for an all night vigil before returning to Rojales in the morning.
Friday 7th procession starting from church 7pm with all floats participating.
Sunday 9th reenactment of the resurrection in the town centre from 11.30am and exhibition of all the floats in the church square.
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Re: Easter 2024
by RJC » Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:05 am
Thanks for all the detail
If you were to choose just the one, which would it be?
Looking for the most 'dramatic'. Would that be the Thursday one?
Getting there is ok - it's finding a taxi to get back that may be a problem.
If you were to choose just the one, which would it be?
Looking for the most 'dramatic'. Would that be the Thursday one?
Getting there is ok - it's finding a taxi to get back that may be a problem.
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Re: Easter 2024
by Martin the artist » Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:48 am
Obviously the Thursday one is very moving and if you continue up to the crosses for the crucifixion, it doesn't finish till perhaps 1am. (Of course you could stay there with the others till they return at 7am on Friday morning.)
To see all the floats, then you need to go to the Friday one.
But the Sunday one is usually very good too using the town centre with Mary coming in, meeting the priest, then seeing Jesus when the church bells start ringing, rockets go off and tic-a-tape comes raining down
To see all the floats, then you need to go to the Friday one.
But the Sunday one is usually very good too using the town centre with Mary coming in, meeting the priest, then seeing Jesus when the church bells start ringing, rockets go off and tic-a-tape comes raining down
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Re: Easter 2024
by RJC » Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:49 am
I think you have added to the numbers attending. Thanks
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