Chinchon celebrate this Holy Week living passion, one of the oldest in the Community of Madrid and declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest. This year it has the presence of the Reyes and their daughters, the pPrincess Leonor and Infanta Sofía.
This year, Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI will not attend the Easter mass in the Cathedral of Palma, but have decided to attend the representation of the Passion in Madrid. The last time they were seen there was in 2019, together with Queen Sofía. In 2020 and 2021 the mass was not celebrated due to the coronavirus pandemic and last year it was the first time that they broke the tradition.
Princess Leonor enjoys a period of 10 days of vacation in their classes in Wales. Her sister, Infanta Sofía, is also enjoying a few days off.
This is how Chinchón celebrates the Living Passion
The Living Passion is an initiative that began in 1963 to recover the tradition of the sacramental plays. He was born from the hand of Luis Lezama, curate of the town, and his first representations were more modest. However, over the years they have been enriched and increase the number of participants and visitors.
The eight scenes represented are a show highly valued for its tradition and colorfulas well as for the privileged setting that constitutes the Plaza Mayor of Chinchón.
Other locations, like Morata de Tajuña, Villarejo de Salvanés, Carabaña and Chinchón These days of Holy Week celebrate their characteristics Living Passions, where the residents represent the last evangelical scenes about the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.