Holy Week in Zaragoza

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Holy Week in Zaragoza

Cofradia de las siete palabras

Official name| Semana Santa de Zaragoza
Observed by| Zaragoza, Spain
Type| Religious, Historical, Cultural
Significance| Commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus
Celebrations| Processions
Begins| Palm Sunday
Ends| Easter Sunday
2024 date| March 24 – March 31
2025 date| April 13 – April 20
2026 date| March 29 – April 5
2027 date| March 21 – March 28
Frequency| Annual

Holy Week in Zaragoza, although not as elaborate an affair as its Andalusian or Bajo Aragón counterparts, has several processions passing through the city centre every day with dramatic sculptures, black-dressed praying women and hundreds of hooded people playing drums. It has been a Festival of International Tourist Interest since 2014.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
2. ^ "La Semana Santa zaragozana es declarada de Interés Turístico Internacional". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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Fiestas of International Tourist Interest (Spain)

Andalusia|

* Carnival of Cádiz (1980)
* Holy Week in Málaga (1980)
* Holy Week in Seville (1980)
* Jerez Horse Fair (1980)
* Jerez Grape Harvest Fest (1980)
* Pilgrimage of El Rocío (1980)
* Seville April Fair (1980)
* Horse racing of Sanlúcar (1997)
* Holy Week in Granada (2007)
* Cascamorras (2013)

Aragon|

* Holy Week in Zaragoza (2014)
* Ruta del tambor y el bombo including the Holy Weeks in Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcañiz, Alcorisa, Andorra, Calanda, Híjar, la Puebla de Híjar, Samper de Calanda and Urrea de Gaén (2014)
* Fiestas del Pilar (2019)

Asturias|

* International Sella River Descent (1980)

Canary Islands|

* Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1980)
* Carnival of Las Palmas (2023)

Cantabria|

* Cantabrian Wars Fest (2019)

Castile–La Mancha|

* Corpus Christi in Toledo (1980)
* Holy Week in Cuenca and its Religious Music Week (1980)
* Holy Week in Hellín (2007)
* Albacete Fair (2008)
* Holy Week in Toledo (2014)
* Fiestas Mayores of Almansa (2019)

Castile and León|

* Holy Week in Valladolid (1980)
* Holy Week in Zamora (1982)
* Holy Week in León (2002)
* Holy Week in Salamanca (2003)
* Holy Week in Medina de Rioseco (2009)
* Holy Week in Medina del Campo (2011)
* Holy Week in Palencia (2012)
* Holy Week in Ávila (2014)
* Running of the bulls in Cuéllar (2018)
* Corpus Christi in Béjar (2019)

Extremadura|

* Holy Week in Cáceres (2011)
* Holy Week in Mérida (2018)
* Carnival of Badajoz (2022)
* Magical Autumn (2024)

Galicia|

* Fiestas of Santiago Apóstol (2001)
* Viking Festival of Catoira (2002)
* Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World (2005)
* Rapa das Bestas of Sabucedo (2007)
* Corpus Christi in Ponteareas (2009)
* Holy Week in Viveiro (2013)
* Holy Week in Ferrol (2014)
* La Pinta Arrival to Baiona (2015)
* Bonfires of Saint John in La Coruña (2015)
* Festa do Albariño (2018)
* Carnival of Xinzo de Limia (2019)
* Fiesta del Cocido of Lalín (2020)
* Fiesta del Pulpo of Carballino (2022)
* Fiesta de la Lamprea of Arbo (2023)
* Arde Lucus (2023)

Community of Madrid|

* Fiestas of the Mutiny of Aranjuez (2014)

Region of Murcia|

* Fiesta de la Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca (2004)
* Holy Week in Cartagena (2005)
* Festival del Cante de las Minas (2006)
* The Burial of the Sardine in Murcia (2006)
* Holy Week in Lorca (2007)
* Holy Week in Murcia (2011)
* Bando de la Huerta de Murcia (2012)
* Carnival of Águilas (2015)
* Carthaginians and Romans of Cartagena (2017)
* Holy Week in Jumilla (2019)
* The Night of the Drums of Mula (2022)
* Holy Week in Cieza (2023)
* Fiestas de la Virgen in Yecla (2024)

Navarre|

* Festival of San Fermín (1980)

Valencian Community|

* Falles in Valencia (1980)
* Moors and Christians of Alcoy (1980)
* Mystery Play of Elche (1980)
* Bonfires of Saint John in Alicante (1983)
* International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Torrevieja (1994)
* Elche Palm Sunday Procession (1997)
* La Tomatina (2002)
* Moors and Christians of Villajoyosa (2003)
* Entrada de Toros y Caballos de Segorbe (2005)
* Magdalena Festival (2010)
* Holy Week in Orihuela (2010)
* Holy Week in Crevillente (2011)
* Falles in Sagunto (2013)
* Moors and Christians of Crevillente (2017)
* All Saints' Fair of Cocentaina (2019)

Note: Within parentheses, the year when honored

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