Malaga celebrates Maundy Thursday with foreign legion regiment procession

Описание: (28 Mar 2024)
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Malaga - 28 March 2024
1. Ship in water, city in background
2. Various of Spanish military ship arriving with members of Spanish Legion
3. Various of troops disembarking ship
4. Troops entering Christ of Good Death Square
5. Troops with arms
6. Various of Emeritus Queen Sofia and her sister Irene of Greece arriving, shaking hands and attending procession
7. Various of actor Antonio Banderas
8. Various of troops singing and carrying statue of Jesus Christ, raising statue up
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lucas Anton, 48, sales, Argentinian resident in Spain:
"Yes, people in Malaga and in Spain have a lot of devotion (to Christ). I think it is because of the relationship between the religion and the military. it is something that people in Spain like very much."
10. Crowd
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pilar Perez, 62, retired:
"Christ of Mena of the Legion is very important on Maundy Thursday here. People come from everywhere. It is very beautiful and very important. The Christ of Mena. It is worth the rain and to be here since six o'clock in the morning to see it."
12. Crowd
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mayte Escudero, 49, attendee and mother of participant:
"I have come for the first time to see it this year, and I hope it will be exciting because my son is parading among the legionaries."
14. Various of Christ statue being raised
STORYLINE:
One of the most iconic events of Holy Week in the Spanish city of Malaga is the transfer of a statue of Jesus Christ by the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the country's armed forces.

The ceremony begins on Maundy Thursday with the legionaries arriving at the port of Malaga, followed by the procession of Christ of the Good Death, their patron saint.

Despite the wet and windy weather in Spain, people still attended the event in large numbers.

This year for the first time, Emeritus Queen Sofia of Spain, accompaniment by her sister Irene of Greece, presided over the procession.

The statue is also known as Christ of Mena, named after the creator of a sculpture believed to have been carved in 1660, on which the current statue is based.

As they carried the statue, the troops sang "El novio de la Muerte" (The Bridegroom of Death), a song that often moves crowds to tears and applause.

Malaga's Holy Week celebrations, which begin on Palm Sunday and end on Easter Sunday, attract both national and international tourists to the city.

International film star Antonio Banderas, who is from Malaga, was one of the more famous guests to take in the sights and sounds on Maundy Thursday this year.

AP video by Sergio Rodrigo

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