La Holy Week in León It is one of the most important festivals in this city belonging to the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, and of Spain, for his cultural and religious value that got it declared in 2002 International party of touristic interest.
In 1947 only three brotherhoods of the Holy Week in León, currently there are sixteen brotherhoods and brotherhoods that accompany and give a unique personality to this religious act, the oldest being the brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows and Soledad which was registered in 1572. The brotherhoods and brotherhoods of Holy Week in León are in charge of organizing the twenty-five penitential processions (including five Stations of the Cross) that are organized on these dates of spiritual meditation and meditation.
The central act of the Holy Week in León is Official Procession of the Holy Burial, the same that takes place on the night of Good Friday and that has been recorded in photographs, paintings and even in passages of literature such as when Gustavo Adolfo Becquer described his emotions during the passage of the Dolorosa and San Juan in the Plaza Mayor.
La Holy Week in León It lasts ten days that begin with the procession on Friday of Dolores and that continue until Easter Sunday in the Cathedral Square when the Leonese and tourists witness the release of pigeons within a traditional sacred setting.
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