{"id":9609,"date":"2024-03-24T00:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T23:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/popular-festivals\/holy-week-in-gandia-brief-history\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T00:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T23:01:25","slug":"holy-week-in-gandia-brief-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/holy-week-in-gandia-brief-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week in Gandia: brief history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9609\" class=\"elementor elementor-9609 elementor-8053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb54a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afb54a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93e93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b93e93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-35ec47e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/2024\/03\/24\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b370b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b370b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holy Week in Gandia: brief history<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae74a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eae74a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb021d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb021d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad87d8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad87d8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae9238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae9238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Holy Week in Gand\u00eda, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, is here. From March 24 to 31 we can attend the processions, masses and other events of Holy Week in Gand\u00eda <\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d4ade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66d4ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a4dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a4dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although it is believed that its roots date back to the Middle Ages, there is a record of its celebration in the city since the end of the 19th century, continuing continuously since 1952.<\/p>\n<p>The most emblematic event of Gand\u00eda&#8217;s Holy Week is the &#8220;Visitatio Sepulchri&#8221;, a liturgical drama established in 1550 by San Francisco de Borja, patron saint of the town. This annual representation takes place on Holy Saturday and narrates the burial of Christ, the visit of &#8220;the Marys&#8221; to the tomb and the appearance of the angel announcing the resurrection. <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, between Monday and Sunday of Holy Week, numerous processions pass through the city, highlighting the Thursday night Meeting between Our Father Jesus of the Nazareth and the Virgin of Sorrows; the Holy Burial Procession on the night of Good Friday; and the Meeting of the resurrected Jesus with the Virgin Mary on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Week in Gand\u00eda is not only a religious expression, but also a cultural event of community participation, which involves neighbors and is enriched thanks to their citizen involvement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557e6b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"557e6b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94d5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d94d5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff454b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff454b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa3ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa3ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Brief history of Holy Week in Gand\u00eda<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Holy Week in Gandia has its roots in a long religious tradition that goes back centuries. Although there are no precise records of when specific celebrations began in Gandia, it is believed that the city has been commemorating Holy Week since the Middle Ages. <\/p>\n<p>The first documented evidence of the celebration of Holy Week in Gandia dates back to the end of the 19th century. However, it was from 1952 onwards that the festivities were consolidated continuously, year after year. Since then, Holy Week has been an integral part of the city&#8217;s cultural and religious calendar.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c31c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5c31c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a0bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88a0bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/people-holding-illuminated-street-light-night-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89020c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b89020c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfc330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdfc330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc720ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc720ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286b545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"286b545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uno de los eventos m\u00e1s significativos de la Semana Santa en Gandia es la <a href=\"https:\/\/turisteandoporgandia.com\/semana-santa-gandia-visitatio-sepulchri\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Visitatio Sepulchri<\/a>&#8220;, un drama lit\u00fargico que se representa anualmente en la ciudad desde 1550. Esta representaci\u00f3n, establecida por San Francisco de Borja, patr\u00f3n de la localidad, tiene lugar el S\u00e1bado Santo y relata la historia del entierro de Cristo, la visita de las mujeres al sepulcro y la aparici\u00f3n del \u00e1ngel anunciador de la resurrecci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de la &#8220;Visitatio Sepulchri&#8221;, durante la Semana Santa se realizan numerosas procesiones que recorren las calles de Gandia. Estas procesiones, que van desde el Domingo de Ramos hasta el Domingo de Resurrecci\u00f3n, incluyen pasos religiosos, cofrad\u00edas y penitentes que participan en un ambiente de fervor y devoci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>A lo largo de los a\u00f1os, la Semana Santa en Gandia ha evolucionado para convertirse en una celebraci\u00f3n que combina tanto aspectos religiosos como culturales. Es una ocasi\u00f3n en la que los residentes locales y los visitantes tienen la oportunidad de participar en actividades que reflejan la rica herencia cultural y religiosa de la ciudad. La Semana Santa en Gandia contin\u00faa siendo una manifestaci\u00f3n significativa de la fe y la tradici\u00f3n en la comunidad, atrayendo a personas de todas partes para experimentar esta importante festividad.<\/p>\n<h5>\ud83d\udc49\u200b Para ver la programaci\u00f3n clica <a href=\"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/cultura\/programacion-semana-santa-gandia-2024\/\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>\ud83d\udc49 \u200bSi quieres m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la Semana Santa en Gand\u00eda clica <a href=\"https:\/\/semanasantagandia.com\/agenda-semana-santa-de-gandia\/page\/7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aqui<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>\ud83d\udc49\u200b Si quieres saber qu\u00e9 cosas puedes hacer en Semana Santa en Gand\u00eda, adem\u00e1s de ver procesiones , <a href=\"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/ocio-en-gandia\/que-hacer-en-gandia-en-semana-santa\/\">aqu\u00ed te dejamos algunas sugerencias<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-experiences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apartamentos-gandia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}