by cwells | 2014-04-30 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
In my previous post, I introduced the Easter procession held near the Valencia port. Church-related groups held an amazing parade, complete with multiple bands, to celebrate Easter and to complete the Christian resurrection story. The costumes are elaborate, the bands...
by cwells | 2014-04-28 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Close to the Valencia port, there is an Easter procession that has the feel of a Fourth of July parade and an Easter pageant. While I missed the Good Friday parade because of a quick trip out of town, the Easter parade was a great consolation prize. The parade lasted...
by cwells | 2014-04-25 | Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Walking
Regardless of your religious persuasion, the way Spain celebrates religious events is worth considering. At its core, even Las Fallas has a Catholic tradition, the Feast Day of St. Joseph, to anchor the event to the church. Close on the heels of Las Fallas, Easter...
by cwells | 2014-04-21 | Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Across the street from my apartment building is a small cactus garden, set at the triangular intersection of two non-perpendicular streets. On a recent walk across the street, I noticed that many of the poky little plants were blooming, responding to spring that has...
by cwells | 2014-04-16 | Culture, Expat, Food, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Occasionally, I will put together images, ideas, or experiences that are so far from my American perspective that they surprise me a little. Today’s images are collected from my phone, usually when I didn’t have my camera with me and ready to take photos....
by cwells | 2014-04-04 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
Gentle readers, if you have been following along on this Fallas journey, then this is the culmination of an amazing festival that is renowned throughout Spain and Europe… often because of this night. The earliest days of the Fallas festival began when the...
