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Spain Begins Holy Week with Processions, Palm Branches and Familiar Faces

Antonio Banderas, participating for over 20 years, led a procession in Malaga as thousands joined Palm Sunday events that begin the week-long Holy Week observances.

  • Antonio Banderas joined Palm Sunday processions in Spain, marking the start of Holy Week, a significant Catholic tradition in the country.
  • He sang a hymn inside Saint John church and gave the order to move the float carrying the Virgin of his brotherhood, Tears and Favors, while dressed in a traditional penitent’s robe.
  • Banderas has participated in Malaga’s procession for more than 20 years, his hometown in southern Spain.
  • Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, beginning Holy Week with processions featuring floats and penitents, attracting large crowds.
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Actor Antonio Banderas joined the crowds in dozens of processions on Palm Sunday, marking the official start of Holy Week in Spain, a country with a fervent Catholic tradition.

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Spain begins Holy Week with processions, palm branches and familiar faces

Actor Antonio Banderas has joined the crowds in dozens of Palm Sunday processions, marking the official start of Holy Week in Spain.

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Palm Sunday has filled with festive atmosphere the streets of many points of Spain, where hundreds of people have gone out to participate in one of the most deeply rooted traditions of Holy Week.

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