SPAIN | Thursday, 10 May 2007 | Views [55]

Mary’s arrival is an event in itself. The Wednesday of Semana Santa features three Vírgenes, and the crowd apparently goes wild. Thanks to old Pagan beliefs, where the Goddess was associated with fertility and springtime, the men of Spain call La Virgen “guapa” (“beautiful”) and whistle obnoxiously as she parades on by.