Until recently only men were allowed to wear the conical hats and elaborate tunics of the Narazeños. Although this is changing, many women still wear traditional Spanish dress instead. Walking the route in bare feet is a sign of added penitence.

The procession of Our Lady of Sorrows, St Mary of the Alhambra held on Holy Saturday in Granada, Spain starts and ends in the Alhambra, built as a citadel and palace for the rulers of the last outpost of Moorish Spain. The Emirate of Granada was run as a more-or-less independent Islamic state within Christian Castile for 250 years until Boabdil finally surrendered to the catholic Kings in 1492.

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bobhughes > "La Dolorosa" is carried down the hill from the Alhambra into the centre of Granada.

bobhughes > A closer look at the "Paso" (float). The people carrying the float are known as "costaleros" and the red petals you can see covering Jesus' body and the float are rose petals thrown from windows above.

bobhughes > Semana Santa in Moorish Spain's last outpost photo

bobhughes > Until recently only men were allowed to wear the conical hats and elaborate tunics of the Narazeños. Although this is changing, many women still wear traditional Spanish dress instead. Walking the route in bare feet is a sign of added penitence.

bobhughes > The Cruz de Guía - "guide cross" - is carried by a Nazareño and leads the processional entourage.

bobhughes > A group of penitent women walk in line.

bobhughes > The candle is specific to Semana Santa and is called a Cirio.

Until recently only men were allowed to wear the conical hats and elaborate tunics of the Narazeños. Although this is changing, many women still wear traditional Spanish dress instead. Walking the route in bare feet is a sign of added penitence.