Holy Week in Seville

Holy Week in Seville
Misterio de la Sagrada Lanzada de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo y Nuestra Señora de Guía
Official nameSemana Santa de Sevilla
Observed bySeville, Spain
TypeReligious, Historical, Cultural
SignificanceCommemoration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus
CelebrationsProcessions
BeginsPalm Sunday
EndsEaster Sunday
2023 dateApril 2 – April 9
2024 dateMarch 24 – March 31
2025 dateApril 13 – April 20
2026 dateMarch 29 – April 5
FrequencyAnnual

Holy Week in Seville (Spanish: Semana Santa de Sevilla) is one of two biggest annual festivals in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, the other being the Feria de Abril (April Fair), which follows two weeks later. It is celebrated in the week leading up to Easter (Holy Week among Christians), and features the procession of pasos, floats of lifelike wooden sculptures of individual scenes of sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, or images of the grieving Virgin Mary.

Some of the sculptures are of great antiquity, considered artistic masterpieces, and hold cultural and spiritual significance for the local Catholic population.