Holy Week
A penitent leaves a food shop before taking part in in a "Huerto" religious brotherhood procession on Palm Sunday at the start of Holy Week in Malaga.
Hundreds of Easter processions take place around the clock all over Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors including tourists from overseas.
Penitents take part in the procession of the “Gitanos” brotherhood.
Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas (right) prays inside a church as he takes part as a penitent in the “Lagrimas and Favores” brotherhood.
A member of the “El Cautivo” brotherhood stands on a weighted structure with a statue of the Virgin Mary, traditionally known as a “trono”.
Penitents stand outside a church before they take part in a “Huerto” brotherhood event.
A woman watches a procession by penitents from the “Huerto” brotherhood.
Spanish legionnaires stand together outside a chapel after a changing of the guard of honour at the statue of the Christ of Mena.
Penitents from the “Salud” brotherhood stand outside a church.
A woman, a penitent in the “Huerto” brotherhood, wears a traditional mantilla headdress.
Spanish legionnaires stand to attention near the statue of the Christ of Mena.
Penitents outside a church get ready to take part in a “Huerto” brotherhood event.
Penitents hold candles as they take part in a procession of the “Gitanos” brotherhood.
