.....is a great song that's becoming super popular aqui en Espana. You guys should check it out, it's a duo by Jarabe de Palo y Mari de Chambao.
In any case, I'm back from Andalucia, which was awesome, tons of fun, delicious, beautiful, and above all a crazy cultural experience. I think I have almost 700 pictures from the week, went a little crazy, especially at the Alhambra in Granada. I've never seen anything like the processions that went on during Semana Santa in my life. I don't think you would believe it or understand the insane processions that at first glance appear to be a KKK parade because of the large pointed hats and capes..however, it turns out it's a traditional Spanish cultural/religious affair. There are different colored outfits depending on the group, be it different unions or saints..ranging from an all white getup, to black, yellow, red, green, etc. All of them held long, burning candles that would drip tons and tons of wax on the street. Depending on the city (it was a different atmosphere in every city, Sevilla, Granada, and Malaga), people would be taking part in the procession, small children coming up with balls of tin foil to catch the dripping wax to create their own "wax balls," join in with noisemakers, etc. There would always be a very loud band with lots of drums to let you know where the procession was. Finally, a huge, probably 10x10 ft. float with a huge statue of the virgin mary, lots of candles and gold would be carried through the streets...it was interesting and quite creepy at times.
Unfortunately, at the moment I don't have time to recount the differences between the cities, because it's my host mom's (Pilar) birthday today...must go home and celebrate/get her some flores!
Ha'ta luego
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