MARITIME HOLY WEEK
Easter Week is celebrated with solemnity in the maritime towns of Valencia and has
three main events: the Procession of the Palm Leaves, the Procession of the Holy
Burial and the Procession of the Resurrectione.
In the maritime quarters, Easter week is full of processions and events organised by
the Cofradías (religious brotherhoods), and the Coorporaciones Armadas, subdivided
into: Pretorianos, Longinos, Sayones and Granaderos.
The Cofradías processions are joined by all and sundry: some dressed as Pontius
Pilate, Herod, the Apostles, Our Lady of the Forsaken and other Saints. All this is
accompanied by the ringing of bells and the sounds of traditional music.
At midnight on el sábado de Gloria (Glorious Saturday) when the church bells ring
out in celebration of the resurrection, the residents of the neighbourhood throw
pots of mud from their windows and balconies; a curious old tradition known as
theTrenca de perols.
The celebration of Easter Sunday and Monday are folkloric and populist in character.

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