The core events in Semana Santa are the processions of the hermandades and cofradias, or brotherhoods. Each procession has a float depicting Christ's last days and a second float dedicated to the Virgin Mary. As our taxi entered the old quarter of the city, final preparations were well under way for the week-long festival with road detours in place and stacks of portable chairs at intervals along the pavements. The next day was Palm Sunday, the Semana Santa was due to start in the afternoon and it was still raining. Up to a million people are estimated to line the streets during the Semana Santa Sevilla, but at no time did we ever feel frightened or in danger.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 15, 2019 15:33 UTC