The first things that come to mind for many when Easter is mentioned are chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies. While these things are popular in Portugal too, Easter, or Páscoa in Portuguese, has a much ...

SEVILLE, Spain — Each spring, for one week, Seville transforms. The scent of orange blossoms mixes with heady incense. Booming drums and soaring brass bands echo down narrow streets. Gilded floats ...

At the age of six, Shekinah Fuentes knows little about the sorrows of life. But onstage, her face contorted in grief as she delivered a performance that drove adults, including her parents, to tears.

Holy Week in Seville is a unique celebration that unites faith, tradition and art, marking one of the most anticipated moments of the year in the Andalusian city. Each procession becomes a tribute to ...

CLEVELAND — A cherished, longtime cultural tradition is being continued this Holy Week at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Cleveland. This week marks the 12th year members of the Hispanic Catholic church ...

Semana Santa, or Holy Week, remains one of the most important religious observances here in Costa Rica, especially in a country where Catholic traditions have shaped public life and family customs for ...

Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by... SEVILLE, Spain — Each spring, for one week, Seville ...