Easter Sunday In Carcabuey

Carcabuey is a little village situated in the heart of Andalucía. Its citizens make a living from the agriculture, especially the agriculture of olives. Our olive oil has been named the best in the world several times. But this is not the only unique wonderful thing about this stunning village. Carcabuey is an amazing place in which spending your holidays at any time of year is always a good bet.

Easter Sunday is a special day. We celebrate it as if it would be carnival. This tradition dates back over 300 years, when a religious brotherhood included a fast and penance on Easter. When this week ended, people celebrated with a big party in order to quell the hunger from the fast. Since the people who belonged to this brotherhood dressed in purple, we call Easter Sunday, Purple Sunday. 

In the morning, people go out to enjoy the "murgas", those who go through the village to critique the behaviour of different citizens and the local government. They make this show dressing up in costume according a selected theme, and singing the criticisms from a customized float. 

Just after lunch time, everyone goes back home in order to dress up. At 5 o'clock, a parade begins from a historic village square and goes through the main streets, where villagers join in. This parade is led by a steel drum band. An hour later, there is no one to be seen in streets without a costume. A party goes on in the streets where the pubs and tavernas have built temporary bars and placed sound systems outside. There is music everywhere.

At night, a gig begins playing cover versions of songs that people sing along and dance to until 6 or 7 in the morning. The party finishes with a communal breakfast in the main square.

You can see a brief video summary here.

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