One of the first things that we did once arriving in Málaga was to find the port. We arrived just in time for the beginning of the Semana Santa activities, with the Legionairios arriving via battleship in to the harbor. We sat opposite the crowd for a while, enjoying the view of the mountains and the sea, before moving over to be part of the crowd.
The soldiers were all singing as the ship sailed in. There was a band with them, repeating the same song over and over. It would have been really cool if the trumpets had been in tune...
The reason that they were there is that they start the processions toward the church where the Virgin is. From there the Virgin is paraded through the streets all day, followed by marching bands and sometimes crying people.
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