Holy Week for those who do not know it is an annual Christian commemoration of the Passion of Christ, from the entrance into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the Cross and the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It officially begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Resurrection Sunday. The celebration usually varies between mid-March and April. In some places the celebration usually begins the previous Friday, the Friday of Sorrows.
Holy Week is celebrated around the island of Ibiza, although it is worth noting that it is in the city of Ibiza and in the town of Santa Eulària where most of the religious meetings are hosted and concentrated.
From Friday of Dolores on March 22 Masses and processions are held through Vila in the different main parishes of the city. In this way, the different saints and virgins of the island are represented until Resurrection Sunday, March 31.
Whether religious or not, it is worth seeing the Good Friday procession is considered the most beautiful of those held on the island. Walk the steep and narrow streets of the historic centre of Dalt Vila, inside the walls of the castle of Ibiza. This location was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which is why it is considered unique among the Spanish processions. In addition, inside is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nieves.
Ibiza cuisine is unique and can be eaten at any time of the year. A dish that characterizes Ibiza's Easter Week is cuinat, a stew of local vegetables and legumes such as chard, almortas, beans and collejas. The tradition of this dish is to be served on Good Friday, although as it is usually prepared in large quantities due to its long duration, it usually lasts all week.
Another typical dish that characterizes these festivals in the Pitiusas Islands is the flaó. It is a dessert of flour paste stuffed with cheeses, including that of sheep, with grass. It is so famous that it can be eaten at any time of the year, but its beginnings were traditionally during Holy Week.
