Everything you need to know about the Madrugá in Seville

To speak of tradition in Seville is to speak of Holy Week. For centuries, this week is marked in red in any calendar of the city for everything it represents. This festival is lived with great intensity, but, above all, the day in which much of the desire is concentrated: the Madrugá.

On the night of Maundy Thursday to Good Friday, more than half a million people gather in the streets of the city. In spite of the fact that only six brotherhoods go out, the devotion and passion that they provoke makes it the most special moment of each Holy Week.

History of the Madrugá

To fix the origin of this tradition is very complicated. The oldest of the brotherhoods that procession during this night, the Hermandad del Silencio, was founded in 1340. Over the years, processions have been added on this night, something that caused controversy over the order of the processions. order in which they carried out their penitential station.

The long processions that accompany each procession, the details and embroidery of each Nazarene's tunic and the special magic that each music group brings combine perfectly with a night that becomes unrepeatable every year.

The six brotherhoods of La Madrugá

1. El Silencio: It is the oldest of the brotherhoods that procession in the Madrugá. It carries two floats: the Jesus Nazarene and the Virgin of the Conception. It departs at 01:05 am from San Antonio Abad and is accompanied every year by about 800 Nazarenes.
2. El Gran Poder: It is one of the most numerous, with 2,500 Nazarenes. The one known as "Señor de Sevilla" is a work of Juan de Mesa and has a route that lasts about seven and a half hours. It departs at 1:00 a.m. from the Plaza de San Lorenzo.
3. La Macarena: The most famous virgin of the Sevillian part is accompanied by a characteristic Roman centuria, known as the "Armaos". It leaves at 00:30 and is in the street between 12 and 14 hours.

1. El Calvario: It departs at 3:45 a.m. from the Magdalena Parish Church and more than 600 Nazarenes accompany it for five hours.
2. La Esperanza de Triana: It is the most beloved virgin on the other side of the river, in Triana. It begins its journey at 02:15 from the Capilla de los Marineros and is accompanied by more than 2,000 Nazarenes for 12 hours.
3. Los Gitanos: The characteristic passage of Jesus with the Cross is one of the most followed processions by the Sevillians. It parades for more than 11 hours through the city accompanied by about 1,700 Nazarenes.

So if you are planning to make a car trip to start this to start this long weekend, don't miss the opportunity to experience one of the most followed traditions in the country.

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