The Bishop of Seville has said in recent days, starting this year all Hermandad (brotherhood) of the city will have to enable women to participate in processions as Nazarene.
The news has sparked very positive reactions in those who saw in this prohibition, a historic bastion of macho culture. The
The news has sparked very positive reactions in those who saw in this prohibition, a historic bastion of macho culture. The
Semana Santa in Seville is one of the most important religious festivals of Spain. Each year, Easter week, thousands of people take to the streets every day to watch the parade of the precious throne surmounted by statues of saints. Every throne is carried in procession by members of a brotherhood, some clothes with the characteristic cap bearing the colors of hermandad. far, some fraternities maintained the principle that no woman could participate in the procession as Nazarene (the famous hooded, in fact), they can only wear the traditional black dress for women. The decision of the Bishop of Seville has finally closed this ancient rule.
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