Easter celebrations in Jerez de los Caballeros
Inhabitants of Jerez de los Caballeros embellish their city in order to celebrate
a barroque style Holy week. Imagery and feeling join together in a unique Easter
which attracts people from all places to visit and enjoy this beautiful tradition
in Jerez de los Caballeros.

It is difficult to highlight all the aspects of this classical
Holy Week. It is unique because of its imagery and great devotion of the inhabitants
and visitors travelling to Jerez de Los Caballeros
to see the parades and processions.
Most of the brotherhoods were founded aorund 18th and 19th centuries,
for that reason tradition is felt up in all the
images (statues) and details.
The statue of Nazareno stands
out. All the inhabitants of Jerez feel an special feeling about this religious
statue.
Along the whole week, parades and processions walk across the
medieval streets of Jerez showing the fervour around this celebration of Holy
Week , for this reason it has been declared as Celebration
of Interest at Extremadura.
Involvement is the key word which
summarizes the inhabitants of Jerez's attitude towards its celebration. This
involvement is demonstrated with the altruistic work that each neighbourhood
makes embellishing the statues, the streets and the whole town.