{"id":13419,"date":"2025-06-22T22:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T20:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fotofrangonz.com\/corpus-christi-marchena-2025"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T22:18:31","slug":"corpus-christi-marchena-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fotofrangonz.com\/en\/corpus-christi-marchena-2025","title":{"rendered":"Corpus Christi Marchena 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


There are three days in the year that shine brighter than the sun: Good Friday, Corpus Christi, and Ascension Day.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And certainly, if there is one day when the streets of Marchena shine with extraordinary beauty more than ever, it is Corpus Christi Day<\/strong>, celebrated sixty days after Easter Sunday, on a Thursday that remains a local public holiday. Marchena is one of the few places that continues to celebrate Corpus Christi on Thursday rather than moving it to Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corpus Christi is a Catholic celebration that originated in the Middle Ages to counter the waning belief among the population in the real presence of the body of Christ in the Consecrated Host<\/strong>. The exact date of the beginning of the celebration in Marchena is unknown, but it is known that the monstrance used in the procession dates back to 1575. It is the most important piece of goldsmithing in the town and one of the most significant in Spain, crafted by Francisco de Alfaro, and is even older than the one in the Cathedral of Seville.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday night, the eve of Corpus Christi, neighbors, brotherhoods, and religious associations begin to adorn the streets. The highlights are the altars<\/strong> and the dyed salt carpets<\/strong> (formerly made of sawdust). There are also many other decorative elements such as potted plants, embroidered shawls, garlands, hangings, and flags. That night, some band concerts can also be enjoyed in the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The procession begins on Thursday morning after the Eucharist. It is led by the cornet and drum band Mar\u00eda Sant\u00edsima de la Palma<\/em><\/strong> (known as the \u201cBorriquita\u201d band), followed by the Carr\u00e1ncanos<\/strong><\/em> children, who carry bells to ward off evil spirits, and the Sacramental Cross of San Juan<\/strong>. After them come the children who have recently made their First Communion<\/strong> in the town\u2019s three different parishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are the floats (pasos<\/em>) in the procession:<\/p>\n\n\n\n