The Turbas de Cuenca have stayed awake through the night before Good Friday. In front of the parish church of El Salvador, they make enough noise to be heard throughout Cuenca for hours before the procession begins. Plaza Salvador, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Turbas tradition dates back to their first procession on 4 April 1616. Members, known as turbos, wear the robes of their brotherhoods and play homemade drums and tin trumpets. The trumpets' off-key sound is called clariná, the drumbeat palillá. During Semana Santa in Cuenca, 33 Hermandades take part in eleven processions throug
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Georg BergImage ID:
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8567 x 5714 px | 72.5 x 48.4 cm | 28.6 x 19 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
18 April 2025Location:
Plaza Salvador, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
