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I was wandering how to explain the greatness of this festivity in the English speaking countries, specially in UK, however, I must admit that this time, I am describing one of the most important worldwide Christian festivals of the year, full of customs, folklore and traditional food all over the world. In Spain, Easter is locally known as Holy Week, one of our most important festivities. Devoted people are waiting during the whole year to join in an amazing and stunning religious celebration. It stands out for its epic brotherhoods’ processions and unique, age-old traditions specific to each region. The atmosphere is usually solemn and inmersed in emotion. It is directly related to their most inner religious demonstrations of faith. We turn the streets into an improvised stage to dramatise Christ’s death and resurrection during Holy Week. Striking pictures of medieval figures in candlelit processions are published daily during these days. These pictures...

Saint Patrick's Day comes every year and the world is dyed in green colours, but how much do we know about Saint Patrick's Day and its origins? In spite of being an Irish tradition, Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated all over the world. Besides of that, we are not sure about the date of his death, but this celebration occurs on March 17 in commemoration of Saint Patrick's death, the patron of Ireland. Therefore, it is a holy and religious day in the Catholic Church. St Patrick's Day celebrations often hide the mysteries and meaning behind the ancient figure, he was a fifth-century Romano-British Cristian misionary and Bishop in England. He was also known as the Apostle of Ireland and he is the main patron saint of the country, along with two other saints Brigit of Kildare and Columba. The idea of patron saint comes from both Roman Catholicism and Eastern Ortodoxy and the saint is actually seen as heavenly advocate of values like nation, place, craft and family, a...