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Holy Week Semana Santa Fiesta in Oliva

Oliva’s Holy Week has a special attraction: the beauty of its processions.

From Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday, Oliva’s old town ­ with its unmistakable Moorish air ­ fills with worshippers following the solemn passage of the brotherhoods under the tenuous light of candles and the moon.

The climb to the Calvary at daybreak on Good Friday allows us to watch the sunrise from the vantage-point of Oliva Castle at the same time as a rosary of brotherhoods winds between each Station of the Cross.

Oliva also has a biblical performance of great tourism interest that has been preserved over the centuries. On the evening of Good Friday in the parish church of Santa María they perform the “Desenclavament” or “Desenclavamiento”, a drama presented by the brotherhoods and in which they enact the torture, death and taking down of Jesus of Nazareth.

Schedule of Events for Semana santa
As with most timings in Spain, the times are approximate!

MAUNDY THURSDAY

19:30h: At Rebollet Convent, high mass for Nazareno brotherhood.

22:30h: The procession "Despedida del Silencio" starts from both churches, Santa Maria and San Francisco.

23:00h: Holy Hour at all three parishes.

GOOD FRIDAY

06:30h: Departure from Santa María church and from Rebollet convent church to the Via Crucis and Mountain Sermon.

08:00h: At Santa María church holy hour.

17:00h: At San Roque and San Francisco churches, liturgical celebration of Christ's death.

17:30h: At Santa María parish church, liturgical celebration of the Christ’s death.

18:30h: At Santa María parish the ceremony of Christs releasing from the cross which is a poem with music written by José Climent and Salvador Soler Soler.

20:00h: Procession depicting Christ’s Burial starting from Santa María Church through the streets of the old town.

HOLY SATURDAY

23:00h: At the three parishes, Easter Vigil.

24:00h: At the three parishes, Glory Mass.

EASTER SUNDAY

08:30h: At the three churches, high mass with the assistance of the brotherhoods, patronesses, maids of honour and public in general. At the end of the religious service, from each parish, a parade starts with the priest and brotherhoods to the Paseo in the centre of Oliva town.
















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