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Spain Marks Holy Week With Solemn, Candlelit Processions
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Holy Week leading up to Easter.
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Masked penitents carry a cross as they take part in the procession of the "Ensogado" during Holy Week in Sietamo, northern Spain, on March 24, 2016.
— Alvaro Barrientos / APHooded penitents from "El Valle" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville on March 24.
— Francisco Seco / APWomen wearing the traditional mantilla take part in a Holy Week procession in Zamora on March 24.
— Emilio Morenatti / APAcolytes of the "El Valle" brotherhood parade in Seville on March 24.
— CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP - Getty ImagesA penitent takes part in the "Jesus el Pobre" brotherhood procession in Madrid on March 24.
— ANDREA COMAS / ReutersYoung penitents wait for the start of the "Ultima Cena del Salvador" brotherhood procession in Santiago de Compostela, northern Spain, on March 24.
— MIGUEL VIDAL / ReutersPenitents walk to the church to take part in a procession at the Villarin de Campos village, near Zamora on March 24.
— Emilio Morenatti / APPenitents hold their candles as they take part in the "Procesion del Silencio" brotherhood in Zamora on March 23.
— Emilio Morenatti / APA boy looks at penitents taking part in the "Procesion del Silencio" brotherhood in Zamora on March 23.
— Emilio Morenatti / APPenitents take part in a procession on March 23 in Granada.
— JORGE GUERRERO / AFP - Getty ImagesPenitents of the "Dulce Nombre" brotherhood wait inside a church before they take part in a procession in Malaga on March 20.
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