A group of penitents go out of Saint Royal John church for the 'Captive Jesus Christ' Maundy Thursday procession of the Holy Week at Oviedo, Asturias, northern Spain, 20 March 2008. EPA/ALBERTO MORANTE
Consolation Virgin image, of Good Death Brotherhood, is seen next to the moon during the procession celebrated at Huelva's streets, South Spain, 20 March 2008. EPA/JULIAN PEREZ
A penitent loads the cross during Flagellated Jesus procession in Santiago de Compostela, nortwesthern Spain, early morning Holy Friday, 21 March 2008. EPA/Lavandeira jr
A penitent prepares his hood at the beginning of 'Prayer of tyhe Mount' procession which is celebrating in Cadiz, southern Spain, 21 March 2008. EPA/Jorge Zapata
A penitent holds a wooden cross at one of the Maundy Thursday procession of the Holy Week at La Laguna, Tenerife Canarias Island, Spain, 20 March 2008. EPA/CRISTOBAL GARCIA
The image of Maria Santisima de la Esperanza Macarena is carried out of San Isidro Royal Collegiate church, for the Maundy Thursday procession, in Madrid's downtown, central Spain, during the Holy Week celebrations, 20 March 2008. EPA/CHEMA MOYA
A member of Vera Cruz brotherhood is seen during the Last Supper procession on Maundy Thursday, during the Holy Week in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, northwestern Spain, 20 March 2008. EPA/Lavandeira jr
Members of Vera Cruz brotherhood are seen during the Last Supper procession on Maundy Thursday, during the Holy Week in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, northwestern Spain, 20 March 2008. EPA/Lavandeira jr
Spanish Legion soldiers hold aloft a crucifix of Christ during a procession in Malaga, Andalusia, southern Spain, 20 March 2008, as part of the Holy Week celebrations. The ceremony had to be shorten because of the rain. EPA/RAFAEL DIAZ
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