Just as there is no Spain without a love for Our Lady, there is no Holy Week in Seville without La Macarena, Our Hope. The people call her the most beautiful Virgin of Seville and of Spain.


La Macarena: The most popular procession during Holy Week in Seville
Since the 17th century, La Macarena has held the place of honor in the magnificent Holy Week processions that have made Seville famous. During the seven days before Easter, the main streets of Seville close to the normal traffic and street din. The mundane world seems to stop, and all eyes turn to the scenes of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the suffering of His Holy Mother.