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         		 We’ll end with a close-up. Happy Easter!: by eitakg917, Views[363]
         		 Mary, of course, is the star of the show. Her dress is real and the train so long its own attendants are required to carry it along.: by eitakg917, Views[329]
     
    Mary’s girls wear white veils this time around in celebration of the Resurrection.: by eitakg917, Views[355]
         		 This band gets to wear the cool hats. Jesus’ military music is all brass and percussion, while Mary’s civilian musicians have a fuller sound, with many flutes and clarinets to carry her on.: by eitakg917, Views[405]
         		 From behind.: by eitakg917, Views[296]
         		 In the second Easter procession, Jesus is Resurrected. Baroque art was known for its dramatics—the float looks like a still from a theater production.: by eitakg917, Views[286]
         		 White penitentes are creepy-looking, not gonna lie.: by eitakg917, Views[302]
     
    Mary’s floats are always much finer, made of gold- and silver-painted metals (remember how poor Baroque Spain was). This Mary is made entirely of wood, but usually her dress is real fabric, meaning her body is a wire frame. This makes her hips sway back and forth as the processions proceed and basically just serves to egg the Spanish men on.: by eitakg917, Views[311]
         		 The drunk men in action. Note how fancy and blue Mary’s float is—she’s also known here as the Queen of the Heavens.: by eitakg917, Views[376]
         		 Mary’s arrival is an event in itself. The Wednesday of Semana Santa features three Vírgenes, and the crowd apparently goes wild. Thanks to old Pagan beliefs, where the Goddess was associated with fertility and springtime, the men of Spain call La Virgen “guapa” (“beautiful”) and whistle obnoxiously as she parades on by.: by eitakg917, Views[261]
         		 Different color uniforms mean different things, and somewhere there must be a bit of hierarchy cuz some of them definitely lead the show.: by eitakg917, Views[290]
         		 Alongside the penitentes, females of all ages lead Mary’s way. They dress in a traditional, black Andalusian dress, carrying candles and rosaries as they mourn Jesus’ death with “La Virgen.”: by eitakg917, Views[276]
     
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