Semana Santa in Seville
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Semana Santa in Seville is a world-famous Holy Week celebration in southern Spain, marked by elaborate religious processions, ornate floats, and deeply rooted cultural and devotional traditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Week in Seville | 1 |
| Semana Santa de Sevilla | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| centralPlaceOfWorship |
La Giralda complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seville Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major tourist attraction
ⓘ
symbol of Sevillian identity ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Passion of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsOn | Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| features |
candlelit night marches
ⓘ
incense ⓘ religious hymns ⓘ silent processions ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
all-night processions
ⓘ
public veneration of images ⓘ street singing of saetas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bands
ⓘ
costaleros ⓘ nazarenos ⓘ pasos ⓘ processions ⓘ saetas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crowded streets and spectators
ⓘ
intense public devotion ⓘ large wooden sculptures of Christ ⓘ large wooden sculptures of the Virgin Mary ⓘ ornate floats ⓘ penitents in robes and hoods ⓘ processional marching bands ⓘ religious processions ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCity | Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorProcessionDay |
Good Friday
ⓘ
Holy Saturday ⓘ Maundy Thursday NERFINISHED ⓘ Palm Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedDuring | Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Seville brotherhoods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious confraternities ⓘ |
| region | southern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| startsOn | Palm Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionSinceCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Semana Santa de Sevilla
this entity surface form:
Holy Week in Seville