Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday)

Semana Santa officially began yesterday. Each paso must leave its church (La Salida), make its way to Plaza de La Campana to enter the Carrera Oficial (Official Route) leading toward the Cathedral, pass through the inside of the Cathedral and out the other side before returning back to its starting place (La Entrada). So far, the distinction for longest duration goes to the Real y Fervorosa Hermandad Sacramental del Señor San Sebastián del Prado y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Victoria y María Santísima de la Paz (La Paz), which started at 1pm and returned to its starting point at around 1am - 12 hours! La Estrella, thanks to thousands of nazarenos, took the longest time to pass a single spot at 75 minutes. I'll try to keep updating regularly.

"La Paz" in the Parque de Maria Luisa

La Salida de "San Roque"

"La Borriquita" en Plaza de El Salvador
On the streets...

"La Amargura" headed towards La AlamedaEl Cristo de "El Amor" by Juan de Mesa (c. 1618) a half-block from my apartment
"La Hiniesta" behind the parish church of San PabloThe palio of the Virgen de "La Estrella" dancing a paso doble before the shrine of the Virgen de "El Baratillo," behind the Plaza de Toros