EASTER
Easter in Murcia is an explosion of beauty, passion
and Baroque. The processions express the Murcian character,
their generosity, their love and their faith.
In the Murcian processions the lights
from the sky, candles and lanterns all mingle with
the scent of orange blossom and incense, colour, music
and art, offering a feast for the senses. The variety
of the processions turns the Murcian Easter into something
unique and different from others, as it stands apart
in the world and is one of our most characteristic
features.
Any visitor will be captivated by
the works of art and artistic treasures which leave
the museums to be paraded in the processions. They
will also be surprised by the handing out of sweets,
boiled eggs and buns, an ancient custom and another
example of Murcian generosity.
They would also be taken aback if
they knew how old the figures on parade were. For
example, "El Cristo de la Salud" dates from
the 15th century, and the "Jesus del Gran Poder",
"Cristo de la Sangre", "del Refugio"
and "el Jesús Nazareno", are all
from the 17th century, as well as the Salzillo carvings,
from the 18th century. Some brotherhoods are also
extremely old, such as that of "Preciosísima
Sangre", almost 600 years old, and "Los
Servitas", which goes back to the 17th century.
It seems unfair not to speak of all
of the processions, one by one, but some of them are
particularly famous:
In the afternoon of Holy Wednesday,
the "coloraos" or reds, in reference to
the colour of their tunics, parade the streets in
the colour of blood.
On Maundy Thursday night the city
lights are turned off as the procession of silence
passes by, shrouding the streets in an aura of breathtaking
devotion only interrupted by the voices of the "Auroros"
and the choirs singing to the "Cristo del Refugio",
who gives his name to the brotherhood.
On the morning of Good Friday is the
procession of "Los Salzillos". Its Nazarenes
wear purple tunics and begin when the first ray of
dawn light touches the Virgen Dolorosa's forehead.
The real protagonists of the processions
are the brotherhoods, who make them possible thanks
to their enthusiastic work, their faith and their
efforts.
However, despite everything, whatever
is said and written about the Murcian processions
is never enough. Nothing can take the place of that
which should be tasted and experienced underneath
the Murcian sky, in the morning, in the evening and
at night, in the heart of the city, in that river
of passion and beauty, in the emotion that floods
the Nazarene and the emotion that we breath in the
street.
More
information in "La Pasión del Barroco"
(PDF)
EASTER,
BROTHERHOODS AND PROCCESIONS
VENERABLE COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DEL AMPARO Y MARÍA SANTÍSIMA DE LOS DOLORES
http://webs.ono.com/murcianazarena/amparo_1.htm
COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DE LA FE
MUY ILUSTRE Y VENERABLE COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DE LA CARIDAD
www.cofradiadelacaridad.com
PONTIFICIA, REAL Y VENERABLE COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍIMO CRISTO DE LA ESPERANZA
www.cofradiacristoesperanza.org/
REAL, ILUSTRE Y MUY NOBLE COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DEL PERDÓN
www.cofradiadelperdonmurcia.com
PONTIFICIA, REAL, HOSPITALARIA Y PRIMITIVA ASOCIACIÓN DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DE LA SALUD
http://cofradiacristodelasalud.blogspot.com
HERMANDAD DE ESCLAVOS DE NUESTRO PADRE JESÚS DEL RESCATE Y MARÍA SANTÍSIMA DE LA ESPERANZA
http://www.hermandaddelrescate.es/
REAL, MUY ILUSTRE, VENERABLE Y ANTIQUÍSIMA ARCHICOFRADÍA DE LA PRECIOSISIMA SANGRE DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO
http://www.coloraos.com
COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DEL REFUGIO
http://webs.ono.com/murcianazarena/refugio1.htm
REAL Y MUY ILUSTRE COFRADÍA DE NUESTRO PADRE JESÚS NAZARENO
www.nuestropadrejesusnazareno.com
COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO DE LA MISERICORDIA
www.cofradiamisericordia.org/
REAL, MUY ILUSTRE Y VENERABLE COFRADÍA DE LOS SERVITAS DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LAS ANGUSTIAS
http://www.servitasangustias.com
REAL Y MUY ILUSTRE COFRADÍA DEL SANTO SEPULCRO DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO
www.santosepulcro.net
COFRADÍA DEL SANTÍSIMO CRISTO YACENTE Y NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA LUZ EN SU SOLEDAD
http://webs.ono.com/yacente/
REAL Y MUY ILUSTRE ARCHICOFRADIA DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO RESUCITADO
www.resucito.org/web/
MURCIA NAZARENA
http://usuarios.lycos.es/murcianazarena
