Bet you don’t see this where you live! And as many times as I’ve seen it, including the guys above a couple of nights ago, I am always stopped in my tracks and, well, a little bit in awe. They are costaleros practicing for Semana Santa, when they will carry the statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary on the backs of their necks throughout the processions. Here they are practicing with weights instead of statues while they perfect their moves because, as you can imagine, it’s quite difficult to manouevre these things, and taking corners is especially tricky. During the processions you never see the costaleros (other than those taking breaks and having beers at nearby bars) and I find it fascinating to see them at work like this.
Semana Santa 2012
1 – 8 April
I love Spain’s Holy Week, especially in Sevilla and Málaga. I was lucky enough to play in the Red Cross Band in Sevilla for semana santa back in 2003. Unforgettable.
Me encanta tu blog, soy de Sevilla pero lo descubrí hace un tiempo y me gusta seguir lo que escribes. Siempre está bien ver la propia ciudad de uno desde el punto de vista de un extranjero, sabes más de mi ciudad que yo misma. Muy buenas las imagenes