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Astonishing photos reveal how Spain marks Holy Week in distinctive cloaks and hoods

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17-04-2014 | 08:27

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Astonishing photos reveal how Spain marks Holy Week in distinctive cloaks and hoods

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Draped in red velvet masks and white muslin tunics, thousands of worshipers gathered to celebrate the Holy Week in the Spanish city of Zamora.

The ‘Cristo de las Injurias’ brotherhood – identifiable solely by their outfits’ color – come together at the Cathedral of Zamora for one of hundreds of processions marking the landmark Catholic celebration.

Shortly before the beginning of the ‘Procesion del Silencio’ – meaning ‘Procession of Silence’ – 2,300 brothers fall silent to mark the Oath Of Silence, which occurs every Holy Wednesday at the cathedral’s square.

It is deemed one of the most poignant moments of Holy Week. Bishop Gregorio Martinez Sacristan told the ‘Cristo de las Injurias’ - Injured Christ - brotherhood to look for the power to ‘shift society into what must be true humanity’.

The surprising images show celebrations in the north-west Spanish city, with penitents marching and carrying candles in the lead-up to Easter before the start of the Sunday Palm procession of Saint Mary of Tears and Favors in Malaga.

Worshipers wear gowns and conical hoods - a ritual that was meant to preserve their anonymity – for the haunting processions as they carry life-size effigies of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary through the streets accompanied by dramatic drum beats and sorrowful music.

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