Transcript (las procesiones). - El Mundo de Birch

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la iglesia
La Cruz
la misa
el rezo
las procesiones
Los nazarenos
Los pasos
La mona
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la iglesia
La Cruz
la misa
el rezo
las procesiones
Los nazarenos
Los pasos
La mona
Learning objective
To learn about Easter in Spain
The Spanish word for 'Easter' is Pascua.
Easter week in Spain is a time of serious
processions and remembering the events
leading up to and including the death of Jesus.
The fasting period of forty days that
leads up to Easter is
called Lent.
L
Lent is called La
Cuaresma in Spanish.
Semana Santa en España
The seven days leading
up to Easter Sunday are
called Holy Week, or
La Semana Santa in
Spanish.
All over Spain, it is a
week of spectacular
street processions
(las procesiones).
In the morning, most Spanish people go to church to
celebrate the day when Jesús rode into Jerusalén
and was welcomed by the people laying palm leaves on
the ground
in front of Him.
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floats
the processions,
are beautifully
people carry
decorated
with flowers,
silver, candles and
and follow floats,
known asgold,
pasos.
fine fabrics
The heavy floats are carried by men called
costaleros. These men have the very
difficult job of carrying the extremely
heavy weight of the float.
The floats (los pasos) are followed and surrounded by
people known as nazarenos.
Los nazarenos are
men, women and children who wear long robes.
These people are unrecognisable because they wear
veils to cover their faces.
The tall, cone shaped hat is known as ‘un
capirote’.
By keeping their faces covered, los
nazarenos are all identical and anonymous.
This helps them to concentrate
on saying prayers in a humble
way.
Sometimes, los nazarenos will be barefoot or have
chains attached to their ankles. This discomfort
helps them to think about the suffering of Jesus at
the time of His death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wbxq-j3XLI
Una Saeta
During the processions, often you will hear
someone singing a special Easter song called
una saeta. It is sung without music and it
has a very special sound. It is sung in the
open air to the statues of the procession.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8SszUsz_w
La Dansa de la Mort
On el Jueves Santo, in the town of Verges, in
Cataluña, there is a very famous event every
year. It is a skeleton dance! It is called La
Dansa de la Mort. Two adults and three
children dress up in skeleton costumes and
dance to a drum beat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRj1dmaCslI
it is a day of happiness
and celebration because
on this day the
Resurrection of Jesus
is remembered.
A popular cake of celebration to eat on Easter Day is
called La Mona de Pascua. It is decorated with
coloured feathers and big chocolate figurines.
Cake shops compete to see who can make the most
impressive monas to place in their shop
windows!
¡Ñam ñam!
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la iglesia
La Cruz
la misa
el rezo
las procesiones
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Los pasos
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La mona
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