Domingo de Ramos
La Pollinica. Palm Sunday "Domingo de Ramos"
The traditional Hermandad (association) de Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo, María Santísima de la Encarnación and Santa Marta, la pollinica, leave the parish church of the Virgen Madre de Nueva Andalucía
The traditional Hermandad de la Pollinica leaves from
the parish church of the Parroquia de San Pedro on Palm
Sunday morning and accompanies, apart from the palm procession,
60 penitents ("nazarenos") dressed in red tunics
and white hood and belt if accompanying the figure of Christ,
or white and blue if accompanying the figure of the virgin.
The Hermandad de la Pollinica also processes from the chapel la Capilla de San José de Marbella in procession around the streets of the centre followed by over 300 nazarenos.
Holy Monday, Lunes Santo
 Cristo de la columna. Holy Monday.
La Hermandad del Santísimo Cristo Atado a la Columna y María Santísima Virgen Blanca (or, Sacred Christ Bound to the Column and the Sacred White Virgin Mary) stages its procession on Easter Monday and is accompanied on its route by 150 penitents in green tunics and white hoods. Behind this, the 18th century figure of María Santísima Virgen Blanca processes with 175 penitents in the same vestments. The procession leaves from the Ermita del Santo Cristo.
Holy Tuesday, Martes Santo
El Cautivo y Santa Marta. Holy Tuesday.
The Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo (captive)
and María Santísima de la Encarnación
y Santa Marta process around the streets of Marbella from
the parish of la Encarnación el Martes Santo with
350 penitents in black tunics and white hoods, gloves and
belts. Don't miss their dramatic journey along calle Virgen
de los Dolores.
Holy Wednesday, MiÉrcoles Santo
Cristo del Perdon. Holy Wednesday.
The Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo, María Santísima de la Encarnación and Santa Marta leave the Casa de la Hermandad on Holy Wednesday and process around the streets of Nueva Andalucía.
Nazareno. Miércoles Santo.
The Real, Ilustre y Venerable Hdad. Sacramental de Ntro. Padre Jesús Nazareno y María Santísima del Mayor Dolor (roughly, The Royal, Illustrious and Venerable Sacred Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus the Penitent and the Holy Mary of [Our] Great Suffering) process on Holy Wednesday from the church of la Encarnación in Marbella. The figure of Christ is accompanied by 225 penitents in purple vestments, and the figure of Nuestra Señora needs 110 people to carry the immense throne, and is also accompanied by 100 penitents in blue and white vestments, along with more than 40 women wearing mantillas, the delicate lace shawls held up by (often ivory) hair combs.
Holy Thursday, Jueves Santo
Silencio. Holy Thursday
La Hermandad, which numbers 630 hermanos, brothers or members, accompanies the penitents and are identified by their black tunic and hood and golden belt. The procession leaves from the Parroquia de San Pedro.
Amor. Holy Thursday
 The Real, Antigua y Excelentísima Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos del Santísimo Cristo del Amor (Royal, Ancient and Excellent Brotherhood and Fraternity of Penitents of Holy Christ of Love), María Santísima de la Caridad (charity) y San Juan Evangelista (John the Baptist) processes through the streets of Marbella along with almost 400 penitents. The statue, the oldest from the 18th century, was restored by Juan M. Miñarro in 1989.
Nazareno. Holy Thursday
The el Nazareno procession leaves the Parroquia de San Pedro with over 600 members walking with a sombre few penitents, just 9 nazarenos and 9 women in mantillas following each of the statues.
Viernes Santo.
Yacente (Christ recumbent). Holy Friday
The Hermandad de Nuestro Padre Jesús Cautivo, María Santísima de la Encarnación and Santa Marta leaves from the Casa de la Hermandad el Viernes Santo and processes around Nueva Andalucía.
Soledad (Solitude). Holy Friday
The statue dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Soledad requires 50 carriers, accompanied by 300 nazarenos in black velvet vestments. The procession passes through Marbella it begins at the Iglesia de la Encarnación.
Domingo de Resurrección. resurrection Sunday
The ultimate fiesta of fiestas in the Catholic calendar, base of both the religion and the faith in the resurrection of Christ, is celebrated with various processions, all of them with a totally different atmosphere to the processions earlier in the week. Bright and happy, the procession of the Risen Christ takes in the streets of San Pedro de Alcántara and Marbella, accompanied by the members of all the cofradias.
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Marbella
Holy Week in Marbella is a celebration that nobody, either inhabitants or visitors, can or should miss. A ritual celebrated in antiquity, the processions of the holy statues and the participants in the religious marches are watched and followed by thousands of spectators who attend the various stages of the celebrants carrying or accompanying the images from their individual churches. 
