Holy Week in Malaga has a long history, taking on its processional format after the city's reconquest in 1487. In the Baroque period, new brotherhoods formed and processions left from temples, rather than brotherhood houses. In 1921, Malaga's Holy Week Brotherhoods Association was created, making it the oldest of its kind in Spain. It was also in the 1920s that Holy Week in Malaga became a popular tourist attraction. Today, two views of Holy Week coexist - the traditional post-war view and a newer view that emerged in the 1970s. The elaborate processions feature ornate floats, brotherhoods in distinctive robes, and bands along the route.

1. Holy Week in Malaga

2. History of Holy Week in Malaga
The celebration of
Holy Week in
Malaga took on its
procession format
with the
Reconquest of the
city by the Catholic
Monarchs in 1487.

3. The Baroque period in Malaga was the time
when new processional Brotherhoods were
formed by the noble families of the city.
Naturally, the Holy Week in this period was
totally different to that of today. All the
processional “floats” left from their
respective temples, as there were none of
the “Brotherhood Houses” that appeared
later on.

4. In 1921 was created, of
the "Malaga Holy Week
Brotherhoods
Association", the most
veteran of its kind in
Spain.It was precisely in
the 20s that the Holy
Week of Malaga became
a very popular attraction
for the tourist of the times
, just as it is now.

5. This brings us to the present day, in which two forms of
living and understanding Holy Week co-exist. Together
with the school of thought developed in the post-war
period there is the other way of thinking, which began to
appear at the end of the 70s with the new Brotherhood s

6. Composition of the Processions
The processions of the Holy Week in
Malaga, offer a unique appeal in Spain, not
only for those who participate in the
processions, but also for all those visitors
and tourists from throughout the world who
spend the Holy Week in Spain and are
interested in admiring the visual impact of
the processions and all artistic
manifestations.

7. The processions of Holy Week in Malaga, are
composed of a number of processional floats
and Nazarenes penitents carrying the
images. The tunics of the Nazarenes have
ornaments and colors which are based on the
rules of each brotherhood.

8. The processions of Holy
Week, are divided into
sections, each of which
directed by some
managers called
Nazarenes stewards.
Groups of children carry
little bells that they shake
along the way. Then,
there is a large section of
two long rows of
Nazarenes lighting up the
candle procession.

9. A standard with the icon
for the images goes
between the rows. Then
a Nazarene carrying the
Book of the statutes.
Behind the float we can
find legal authorities and
behind them there is a
music band .The floats
are made of wood and
they are gold plated.

10. The big floats can exceed 5 tonnes and they can be
carried by more of 260 people.