What made this town famous in southern Spain during Holy Week?
The Passion of Christ Live Reenactment 2017 Benalmadena, Malaga, Spain.
We all know that Spain is almost entirely Roman Catholic country. In addition to the nation's history and its Mediterranean and Atlantic environment have played a significant role shaping its culture, and also shaping other cultures, such as the culture of Latin America and Philippines through colonization of Spaniards.
Spain is known especially for Semana Santa or Holy week traditions. Is an annual tribute of Passion of Jesus Christ celebrated by Catholics. The Catholic religious brotherhoods and fraternities perform penance processions in the city or town during the last week of lent. In this traditional event, there's a major difference between regions, in the Andalucia region Holy Week is the most glamorous celebrations in the region, particularly in the town of Benalmadena, in the province of Malaga, which they perform live, public reenactments of the Passion of Christ.
Catholicism is a tradition and religious beliefs which talks about many things and supreme being which is called theologies and doctrines, liturgies is a form of religious worshipping and ethics is moral principles or moral values to govern person's behaviour.
The Passion of Christ Live Reenactment 2017 Benalmadena, Malaga, Spain.
Benalmadena is one of the town of Malaga province in the southern Spain. One of the most tourist visited town in the province with attractive beaches, interesting places, architectures and religious events. It has both traditional Spanish village and modern coastal tourist area.
Benalmadena is known for its festivals and cultural celebrations, from sporting events, traditional and religious events. One of the popular religious event is the Holy Week or Semana Santa, which is a special time in Benalmadena. Apart from the usual religious processions through the streets, there's also a live public reenactment of Passion of Christ or 'El Paso' in the old village.
The Passion of Christ '' El Paso'' is a dramatic story life of Jesus Christ during his last days before his crucifixion. Many of the town locals take to the stage to represent different biblical characters, which will be performing public live every Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in an open air theatre in the Rustic park Benalmadena Pueblo.
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