3月29日、スペインでカトリック教徒にとって重要な期間「サマナ・センタ（聖週間）」に入った。イエス・キリストが十字架で処刑され3日目に復活したというイースター（復活祭）を前に、カトリック信者たちが三角帽に黒いマントをまとい、行進する。まるで中世に戻ったかのような、不思議な光景がそこには広がっていた。
2015 聖週間
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(01 of31)
A penitent from Los Estudiantes brotherhood walks during a Palm Sunday Holy week procession in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week.(AP Photo/Paul White) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SPAIN-RELIGION-HOLY WEEK(02 of31)
A woman wearing a traditional \'Mantilla\' coverchief waits to take part in the \'Gitanos\' brotherhood procession on March 29, 2015 in Ronda, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO/ JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JORGE GUERRERO via Getty Images)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(03 of31)
Penitents from \'Jesus Yacente\' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, on the early hours of Friday, April 6, 2012. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(04 of31)
Penitents of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador y el Amparo brotherhood take part in an Easter Holy Week procession in Valencia, Spain Friday, April, 22, 2011. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(05 of31)
Penitents from the La Paz brotherhood walk to the church to take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(06 of31)
Hooded penitents from the La Paz brotherhood walk to the church to take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(07 of31)
A hooded penitent from\"La Borriquita\" brotherhood takes part during a Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(08 of31)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN A Hooded penitent from\"La Borriquita\" brotherhood holds a baby during a Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(09 of31)
Hooded penitents from the La Paz brotherhood walk to the church to take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(10 of31)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN. 8 years old Asier Jimenez, stands, dressed as an angel, during the Easter Sunday ceremony \'\'Descent of the Angel\'\', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, April 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(11 of31)
Penitents from \'Cristo de la Agonia\' or \'Agony Christ\' brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 18, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Gabriel Pecot) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(12 of31)
Masked penitents take part in the procession of the \"La Pasion del Senor\" brotherhood, in Pamplona northern Spain, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(13 of31)
Penitents take part in the \"Procesion del Silencio\" by the \"Cristo de las Injurias\" brotherhood, during the Holy Week in Zamora, Spain, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(14 of31)
Devotees carry candles as they take part in the procession of the \'\'Las Cinco Llagas\'\' brotherhood, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(15 of31)
Penitents take part in a Holy Week procession in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, Monday, March 30, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(16 of31)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN - Hooded penitents from \"La Paz\" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Monday, March 30, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(17 of31)
Penitents from the \"Santa Genoveva\" brotherhood take part in a procession in Seville, Spain, Monday, March 30, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(18 of31)
Penitents from \'Cristo de la Buena Muerte\' or \'Good Dead Christ\' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, early Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Stations of the Cross(19 of31)
A devout Catholic holds up a cross as he takes part in the Stations of the Cross of San Cristobal, in Artica northern Spain, Sunday, March 22, 2015. Spanish Catholics take part in several religious ceremonies, prior to the Holy week. (AP Photo / Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(20 of31)
EDS NOTE : SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN. 8 years old Asier Jimenez, stands, dressed as an angel, during the Easter Sunday ceremony \'\'Descent of the Angel\'\', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, April 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(21 of31)
Penitents from \'Cristo de la Agonia\' or \'Agony Christ\' brotherhood take part in a Holy Week procession in Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 18, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Gabriel Pecot) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(22 of31)
Devotees carry candles as they take part in the procession of the \'\'Las Cinco Llagas\'\' brotherhood, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(23 of31)
Masked penitents take part in the procession of the \"La Pasion del Senor\" brotherhood, in Pamplona northern Spain, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(24 of31)
Penitents from \'Las Siete Palabras\' \'Seven words\' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, on the early hours of Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(25 of31)
Masked penitents take part in the procession of the \"La Pasion del Senor\" brotherhood, in Pamplona northern Spain, Thursday, April 17, 2014. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(26 of31)
Penitents from \"La Cena\" brotherhood walk to their church to take part in a procession in Seville, southern Spain, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Most of the procession were cancelled in Seville due to bad weather during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(27 of31)
Penitents from Cristo de la Buena Muerte brotherhood participate in a procession in Zamora, Spain, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(28 of31)
Penitents from \'Jesus Yacente\' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, on the early hours of Friday, April 6, 2012. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(29 of31)
Penitents from \'Jesus Yacente\' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, in the early hours of Friday, April 6, 2012. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Spain Holy Week(30 of31)
A masked penitent from La Santa Vera Cruz brotherhood prays while taking part in an Easter procession known as \'Los Picaos\' in the small village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain, Friday, April 6, 2012. Penitents, or disciplinants, take part on the procession lashing themselves with a mop of cotton as an act of faith and penance, a tradition dating from the early 16th century. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SPAIN-RELIGION-HOLY WEEK(31 of31)
Women wearing a traditional \'Mantilla\' coverchief wait to take part in the \'Gitanos\' brotherhood procession on March 29, 2015 in Ronda, during the Holy Week. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO/ JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JORGE GUERRERO via Getty Images)
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