Are you planning to visit Madrid in spring? These are a few events happening in Madrid in March.
Festival Internacional de Arte Sacro
Illustration 1 Arte Sacro
The International Festical of Sacred Art is coming back with its 28th edition. This festival reviews and examines the different musical languages and genres, such as flamenco, jazz, electronic, rock/indie and religious music.
The focus lays on the effect and role of music in regards of transcendence and spirituality, the symbiosis between both factors.
During the performances, one will hear recitals of ancient religions traditions with different music genres.
Committed to Spanish talents, the festival will support young artists, particularly the Mystic Piano at Canal Theatres.
The event will take place until the 23rd of March. Venues, where the concerts are being held, are spotted throughout Madrid, including even churches. Some presentations will take place in churches, such as the Congress of the Deputies, the Royal Palace Chapel, the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, the Canal Theatres, Abadia Theatre, Pavón Kamikaze, the Carlos III de San Lorenzo Royal Coliseum at El Escorial and the Paco Rabal Cultural Centre.
For more information, please visit the official website.
MOMAD Shoes 2018
Illustration 2 MOMAD Shoes
MOMAD Shoes is a bi-annual event, which showcases the newest trends in the footwear and accessories industry for Autumn/Winter 2018. The event will take place between the 2nd and 4th of March, at Feria de Madrid. This trade show will cover over 8.400 m2 in two halls, with different divisions depending on the type of products.
In the Metro Space section major footwear and handbags brands will be presented. The Casual shows informal, urban and comfort shoe collection. At Contemporary, the focus lays in the craftsmanship, quality of material, and care for material. At Kids, one can find children's footwear.
For more information, please visit the official website.
Easter in Madrid
Illustration 3 Holy Week by damian entwistle | flickr
As always, Madrid is going to celebrate Easter in a big way. People can expect a number of processions, taking place in the streets of Madrid.
Preparation for the Easter holidays start already a week before, adorning and decorating carved images and sculptures in the churches, which will be shown off during the processions.
Two processions taking place on Palm Sunday and Wednesday before Easter are called Cristo de la Fe y el Perdón and Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud. They take place around the streets at Puerta del Sol (starting and finishing in Calle de la Salud).
The most popular ones take place during the Easter Triduum though, commemorating Christ's death. Famous processions are Nuestro Padre Jesús del Gran Poder, María Santísima de la Esperanza, Jesús Nazareno, La Virgen de la Soledad, and Divino Cautivo.
Easter in Madrid is nothing without torrijas, bread soaked in milk with cinnamon and afterwards fried in a pan, or Soldaditos de Pavía (crispy fried chunks of cod), Madrid style chickpea stew (with spinach, cod, potatoes, and egg), and cod croquettes.
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