Penitents, dressed up in the shroud that they will wear in their funeral, parade in the Good Friday procession in the Northwestern Spanish village of Bercianos de Aliste, Zamora province, on April 7, 2023. - Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations this year began on April 2 -Palm Sunday-, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds. Organised by various religious brotherhoods, the parades are held across the country in the week leading up to Easter Sunday, which this year in the Christian Church falls on April 9. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)