It was early April 2007 in Sevilla, Spain. I was super young and had no idea what Semana Santa was. All I knew was that the costumes gave me the creeps (::sorry Sevilla::). So I decided to spend part of my school week off in Portugal and part of it in Sevilla, Spain, my host city for my 6 month long study abroad trip. When I returned to Spain, I was pleasantly surprised by Semana Santa. Watch me talk about my transformative experience below!
My traditional, yet not so traditional, Semana Santa in Sevilla, Spain | Share with students!
by theculturalclassroom | Mar 30, 2021 | Distance Learning | 2 comments

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I’ve been in Seville during Semana Santa too, and I’m still not sold. See, God told us in the 10 Commandments: “You shall have no other god before me.” These processions promote idolatry for saints in the Catholic religion and wooden statues. If I do show these to my students, I remind them of the 1st Commandment.
I understand. But I appreciate other people’s cultures and representations.