In 2016, the Traditions and Customs series in Spanish Philately was dedicated to the celebrations of the Holy Week that take place in different cities. The mini-sheet contained 8 stamps, incense-scented:
There were similar issues on 2017 and 2019:
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I am not a big fan of the Holy Week traditions, but I was
amused that some Playmobil are. I made this envelope out of a calendar,
and sent it to Laura (the UK) last year. I am afraid there are no
public celebrations this year.
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In the past decades I've seen the Semana Santa processions in Murcia various times (no stamps about Murcia?), among them the silent procession on Thursday and the sculptures of the (famous) sculptor Salzillo on Friday, and the finale today.
ReplyDeleteFor me it is hard to imagine that these processions didn't take place this week... But finally I realize the streets are empty, now that everyone is forced to stay inside...
And what I miss most (from distance) are the spring festivities, the 'Bando de la Huerta' which would have taken place the coming Tuesday. Hopefully people can celebrate all next year..
Great envelope, including your choice of the three stamps ( I love the music stamps) (as you know :-) )
DeleteThe stamps show different traditions in Spain. In the first set, one of the stamps is dedicated to Lorca, a municipality in Murcia.
DeleteAnd yes, it must be very strange this year. I guess you have seen videos of empty streets.
DeleteAlso here, the silence is something unreal.
The Lorca stamp is nice. I've been there one day, and it was very different from what I saw in Murcia city. The 'blue' against the 'white', and I remember people dressed up like Romans, and even a coach with a Nero-like person (or other emperor), who did his thumb up or down, and indeed the horses, racing through the main street.
DeleteNevertheless I hope to see a stamp from the city of Murcia, too, one day.
And yes, the silence must be unreal... And also the atmosphere is.
DeleteAlso here silence is more prominent than it has been ever before (and here in NL silence will feel extra loud on 27 April and 5th of May). Though the silenced atmosphere might be even harder in Spain, I notice from both your words and what I heard from my brother and from my s-i-l.
Sending you an extra {{{hug}}} (from social distance of course)
Silence isn't that hard, for us; it's beautiful, and incredible at the same time. It would be hard when thousands of tourists with all their noises and screams appear again (if they do).
DeleteThe one with the horses in Lorca caught my eye so had to look it up, romans and Egyptians with lots of horses that sounds like a showstopper. Love your playmobil envelope.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of processions with Romans.
DeleteI imagine that for people who are really into these festivals, this must be a difficult time. For me, it's just another day with a holiday name attached to it. It is interesting to learn how others celebrate.
ReplyDeleteHoly Week traditions in this area are quite different from what appears on those stamps.
DeleteYour Playmobil envelopes are very entertaining.
ReplyDeletePlaymobil are very entertaining! ;)
DeleteAs far as I know GB has no Easter stamps so it's a pleasure to see these Spanish stamps.
ReplyDeleteActually, there aren't "Easter stamps" in Spain. These belong to the series "traditions", dedicated to different things every year (although some of them are related to religious traditions).
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