Semana Santa

What does "Semana Santa" mean?

• Holy week

• Christmas

• Santa's week

• Easter

What is the religion of most Spanish people?

• Protestant

• Muslim

• Catholic

• Buddhism

What do some Spanish people do on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?

• They eat easter eggs

• They don't eat for the day

• They go to the beach

• They make pancakes

What can be smelt in the streets during Semana Santa?

• strong incense perfumes

• a lot of smoke

• candy floss and popcorn

• roast dinner

What can be heard in the streets during the week?

• eerie music

• screaming

• cheerful songs

• nothing, there is total silence

What do most people do on Palm Sunday?

• eat easter eggs

• go out in the streets to celebrate

• go to the beach

• go to mass

What do children do with palm leaves?

• they decorate them with sweets and tinsel

• they fan the priest with them

• they have a palm leaf battle in the street

• they throw them into the sea

Why do children carry Palm leaves on Palm Sunday?

• To give them some shade in the sunny streets

• To be blessed by a priest

• To pretend they are gods

• To sweep the houses

What are the big floats called that are carried through the streets during processions?

• cabalgatas

• tronos

• nazarenos

• co-fradias

What do the floats represent?

• The love of the church

• The kings and queens of Spain

• The story of the Easter bunny

• The religious Easter story