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Dancing with death in Spain
28 March 2006
Celebrations for Easter take a macabre turn in the Catalan town of Verges with Dansa de La Mort (The Dance of Death).
Many communities across Spain re-enact the events of Holy Week, but in Verges dancers in luminous skeleton costumes carrying scythes add a very dark element for the Maundy Thursday Procession as they dance to thundering drums.
Festivities in the Costa Brava town, around 100 miles from Barcelona, take place on 13 April this year and the parade also includes hooded monks with skull faces and Roman guards, although the festival dates back to medieval times.
Costa Brava has long since shrugged off its old image as only offering fish and chips on the Mediterranean and visitors wishing to explore the area can find a rich cultural heritage, including the Salvador Dali Museum and Girona's Jewish History Museum.
Visitors to Catalonia are set to increase from May with the introduction of daily flights from New York to Barcelona from Continental Airlines, the first year-round direct service from the United States.
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Many communities across Spain re-enact the events of Holy Week, but in Verges dancers in luminous skeleton costumes carrying scythes add a very dark element for the Maundy Thursday Procession as they dance to thundering drums.
Festivities in the Costa Brava town, around 100 miles from Barcelona, take place on 13 April this year and the parade also includes hooded monks with skull faces and Roman guards, although the festival dates back to medieval times.
Costa Brava has long since shrugged off its old image as only offering fish and chips on the Mediterranean and visitors wishing to explore the area can find a rich cultural heritage, including the Salvador Dali Museum and Girona's Jewish History Museum.
Visitors to Catalonia are set to increase from May with the introduction of daily flights from New York to Barcelona from Continental Airlines, the first year-round direct service from the United States.
© Adfero Ltd
