Overview

• Severe weather forced cancellations and adjustments in cities like Mérida and Valladolid, with processions moved indoors or images protected under plastic sheeting.
• Lucena unveiled a new black velvet palio embroidered in gold, carried by over 800 cofraternity members during a prominent Holy Saturday procession.
• In Oviedo, three original musical pieces premiered during the Virgen de la Soledad procession, drawing thousands of attendees.
• Valladolid celebrated the reopening of the Vera Cruz church dome, collapsed in 2024, with a key devotional ceremony led by architect Fernando Bonrostro.
• Granada resumed its iconic Santa María de la Alhambra procession, honoring Federico García Lorca’s legacy after last year’s rain-induced cancellation.