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Holy Week is one of the most significant religious festivities in Utrera. It takes place during the week of the first full moon after the vernal equinox. It has been declared of an event of National Tourist Interest. Utrera’s processions reflect the religious and artistic legacy of the Confraternities, some of which were founded in the 16th to 18th centuries.

Holy Week, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia, is considered the most deeply rooted and traditional festival in the town, as well as one of the oldest and most important in the province of Seville. It has nine brotherhoods that make their processions from Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday.

Declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia in 2003. In Alcalá del Río Holy Week sounds of processional marches, saetas, applause and silence; sounds that speak of secular traditions and devotions in their own particular way. The festival stands out for the spectacular beauty of its images as well as its processions and insignias.

Osuna’s Holy Week, the most important religious event in the city, was designated an Andalusian Festival of Tourist Interest in 1999 owing to its historical and artistic value.

Beyond the beautiful processions of religious images through Osuna’s streets in spring, it is possible to enjoy every year a solemn pageant that reflects the local people’s devotion.

The Quema de Judas is a century-old, controversial Easter tradition that has been declared an Andalusian Festival of National Tourist Interest. It represents the satirical punishment of humankind’s most despicable acts. Corruption and murder, among others, are burnt at the bonfire of justice.

Today, the Holy Week festival of La Roda is classified as a Festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalusia and is one of the most prestigious in the region.

A historic city with valuable artistic heritage, Carmona is revealed in all its splendour during Eastertime; a celebration that mixes devotion and solemnity with the beauty of its streets and secret squares. The people of Carmona experience each day of their “Semana Mayor” intensely with daily processions. All the long-established Confraternities have links to the ancient local parishes.