Program of Celebrations of the Holy Cross in Villanueva de la Serena

Year 2023

It celebrates: From 30th April to 5th May

Place: Villanueva de la Serena (Badajoz)

With a good number of religious and leisure activities. These celebrations represent a space for coexistence, in which the participation of its residents is a noteworthy characteristic. Religious events that culminate on Sunday with the Procession of the Holy Cross.

Program of Celebrations of the Holy Cross in Villanueva de la Serena

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Celebrations of the Holy Cross in Villanueva de la Serena 2023

Religious Events

April 29-30 and May 1

8:00 p.m.: EUCHARIST AND TRIDUUM IN HONOR OF THE HOLY CROSS. "Missionary Parish"

Saturday, April 29

Sermon by Francisco Orán Muñoz (Seminary Formator and Diocesan Delegate of Vocations).

Imposition of crosses on new Brothers/Sisters.

Sunday, April 30

Sermon by Jacinto Ruiz-Roso Rivera (Parish Priest of La Coronada).

Monday, May 1

Sermon by Miguel Ángel González Vizuete (Parish Priest of Azuaga).

Flower offering to the Holy Cross.

8:00 a.m.: ROSARY OF THE DAWN with the following route: Plaza Don Sebastián Martin Murillo, Buenavista, López de Ayala, San Miguel, Herrera, Duque, Avda. Hernán Cortés, Buenavista, Plaza Don Sebastián Martin Murillo and Parish.
8:40 a.m.: EUCHARIST in memory of deceased Brothers/Sisters of the Brotherhood.

May 3

CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY CROSS AND PARISH DAY

8:00 p.m.: SOLEMN CONCELEBRATED EUCHARIST, accompanied by the parish choir of the Holy Cross.
8:45 p.m.: After the Eucharist, PROCESSION OF THE HOLY CROSS, with the following route: Buenavista, Avda. Hernán Cortés, San Miguel, López de Ayala, Cruz del Rio, Plaza Don Sebastián Martin Murillo (where the floral offering to the Holy Cross will be made), Buenavista and Parish.

Upcoming festivals

The Endiablada

From 1st February to 3rd February

Almonacid del Marquesado (Cuenca)

In February, Almonacid del Marquesado celebrates the festival of La Endiablada, where more than a hundred devils walk through the streets of the village with dances and jumps.

Botillo Exaltation Festival

From 1st February to 3rd February

Bembibre (León)

In February, Bembibre (León) celebrates the Festival of Exaltation of the Botillo, a typical sausage from El Bierzo which becomes the protagonist of the event.

The Candlemas of Almendralejo

From 1st February to 4th February

Almendralejo (Badajoz)

Live the experience of being part of Las Candelas de Almendralejo, a ritual of purification in which the nights are illuminated by bonfires that eliminate all evil.

Traginers Festival in Balsareny

From 1st February to 4th February

Balsareny (Barcelona)

On the Sunday before carnival, the Fiesta de los Traginers is held, a tribute to the honourable work of the muleteer. A parade of horses and carriages takes place in the streets of Balsareny in a lively musical atmosphere.

Los Negritos of San Blas

From 2nd February to 3rd February

Montehermoso (Cáceres)

Los Negritos de San Blas is an event that takes place on February 2 and 3 in the Montehermoso region, in Cáceres, Spain, to pay a special tribute to San Blas and which is considered an event of Regional Tourist Interest.