Priego de Córdoba

Date: from 17/04/2011 at 00:00 to 24/04/2011 at 23:59

Place: Priego de Córdoba

Easter Week in Priego is characterized principally by the originality and the long history of the celebrations which take place there, together with their continuity over the centuries, the variety of events organized by the religious brotherhoods in the town and the great cultural value of the religious images involved. The Easter celebrations here have been officially declared an Andalusian event of National Tourist Interest.
The morning of Good Friday is of particular interest. A huge crown packs into the space known as the Compás de San Francisco before midday, jostling to see the image of Jesús Nazareno. The platform bearing the image is always surrounded by a multitude of costaleros. When the procession reaches El Palenque it disperses, later to continue to El Calvario, where it is awaited by crowds holding aloft hornazos (pastries) to be blessed by Jesus. The scene at El Calvario represents the moment of Christ’s death.
The most typical features of Easter Week in Priego include the Pregón (Proclamation), the Hornazo (a local pastry), Saetas and Saeteros (religious laments and their singers).