SEVILLE, Spain -- Few Roman Catholics in devout southern Spain would have ever imagined an April without the pomp and ceremony of Holy Week processions. The streets of Seville and other Spanish cities again went without Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday celebrations marking the life, death and resurrection of Christ. For 50-year-old Roberto Ruiz, the extravagant Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions mark the cycle of time in Seville. This week, Seville residents made do with Mass at the local parish church. “Easter Week is about more than just the processions," she said.

Source: ABC News April 03, 2021 06:45 UTC