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Put simply, so that we all understand, the Holy Week of Seville is the staging of the Passion of Christ in different episodes which are shown in the realistic sculptures that are front images in the big carriages accompanied by “nazarenos”, members of a brotherhood; penitents. The origin was found in the doctrines of the Council of Trent. First they adopted the form of a “way of the cross”, later the special devotion to certain images resulted in the creation of religious associations. During the Baroque period they worked as a base for organizations of guild nature and therefore they kept the names of the guilds as their reason for their origin; “the bakers, the negroes, the cart users…”
The next step was when these brotherhoods became the main bonding element of the neighbourhood or the parish. While “La Macarena, San Bernardo, San Julian” are among the oldest brotherhoods, “San Gonzalo, Tiro de Linea, Nervion” are more recent, they all share the same concept of neighbourhood and brotherhood. In any case and independent of the historic origin of each brotherhood, at the present, the main obligation of these religious associations is to bring their members during the penitence period from their headquarters or chapel to the Metropolitan Cathedral and from there back to their church. This route is planned prior to the procession and is subject to a very strict time schedule which cannot be changed. If for any reason, such as weather or a greater force the procession cannot be completed the float is cancelled and the brotherhood will have to wait a whole year and try it again.
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