The procession of Jesús Nazareno tours the streets of Benidorm

Like every Holy Wednesday, the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, walked through the central streets of Benidorm in one of the longest processions of Holy Week in Benidorm.

At 10:00 p.m., the brothers, hiding their faces, and the women wearing mantillas, accompanied the image of Christ from the Church of Sant Jaume i Santa Anna, to the solemn march performed by the Colla de Xirimiters. During the tour, a group of children represented scenes of passion, such as Veronica wiping the face of Jesus with her canvas.

Behind the image of the Nazarene, the parish priest, Juan Antonio González. Next, the president of the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, María Dolores Cano, flanked by the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez; the Councilor for Fiestas, Jesús Carrobles and other members of the corporation. The regional and provincial deputies, Manuel Pérez Fenoll and José Ramón González de Zárate, or the president of the local Holy Week Council, Rafael González Castilla, also held office.

The brothers, many of them barefoot, dragged heavy chains and crosses, preceding the carved wooden image that received the respect and admiration of the public that was concentrated along the entire route, including many of the tourists who They have chosen Benidorm to spend their Easter holidays. The Societat Musical l'Illa de Benidorm closed the procession led by Felipe Juan Lanuza.

Today Thursday, among other commemorative acts of Holy Week, there will be two processions that will both start at 9:00 p.m. The first, from the Church of Almudena, is the joint between the Sacramental Brotherhood of the Holy Supper and the Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Forgiveness and Good Death. The second, from the parish of San Juan Bautista, in La Cala, from the Brotherhood of the Prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.