Holy Week processions

Spinatwo - I sent this info to you before on a prior post of yours regarding this topic. On Passover Thursday Apr 9th, you can catch the procession of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, El Pobre, and María Santísima del Dulce Nombre in Toledo. It leaves the Church of San Pedro in Calle Nuncio at around 7pm.

Yes, you did, and I thank you. Any more suggestions from others? or how about 9 -11 April in Toledo and 11-14 in Madrid? I know about Easter Sunday in Plaza Mayor...

Is this also known by Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada de Toledo?

I haven't been to Toledo in April, but I was in the city during a major religious festival that included a procession. People were packed like sardines along the processional route along the narrow streets of the historic center. To date Spain has reported 1073 coronavirus infections and 28 deaths. Are you sure you want to spend time in what seems to me (not a medical person) a very risky environment?

Yes, I do.

The report I just read said 16 deaths, which are a lot of deaths, of course, but please be aware of the danger of misinformation.

My data is from the Johns Hopkins University Dashboard, which if anything seems to have a slight lag. It was one day late reporting the two cases in Florida and two days late on their deaths.

Your statement appears to be from the same sources as a Bloomburg article, which states:

"In Madrid alone, the number of confirmed cases rose dramatically by about 200 over the course of 24 hours: 16 people have died, compared to 8 deaths reported Sunday."

As you can see, the figure of 16 deaths appears to apply to Madrid alone. Note that the article was apparently posted 6 hours ago, and the reported-infection number has increased from 999 to 1073 since then.

acraven- You are correct. The numbers have changed quickly. I am still planning on going unless I am told I cannot. My traveling companion has concerns as she is a caregiver for her 80+ year old mother here in the states. She is concerned about "bringing something home". We will wait and see . In the meantime, have you attended any holy week processions in Toledo?

No; I was in Spain for Holy Week last year, but in Andalucia. Processional routes were very, very crowded.

Actually IMHO no need to urge anything anymore... it's very unlikely there'll be processions in Semana Santa this year. Furthermore, there might be further travel restrictions for US citizens to even fly abroad. As I've posted in other posts, the outbreak will spike in Spain in the next two weeks so the downfall will still be perceptible across April. This, assuming there are no further major outbreaks elsewhere nearby (namely France, which now seems to be posed as the next major spike in cases).

I was in Malaga and Sevilla for Semana Santa processions. It is often the case that spectators are crowded nearly as densely as subway riders in rush hour. You will be cheek by jowl with multiple strangers for lengthy periods. A procession can take more than an hour to pass. . . . rather like the pictures I've seen of spectators for the Macy's Day parades.