Tomorrow, of the five, there is one near my school and one here in Triana that both start at 8pm. So, my idea is to stick around after class to try to catch a glimpse of the one near school and then make my way home and try to see the one in Triana before it ends. They are both small with only about 100 Nazarenos and 1 Paso each but they are each scheduled for between 4 and 5 hours - so I am thinking that I should be able to catch a little of each.
In celebration, we are having a small party at school tomorrow. The plan is to start class a little early and then cut the break a little short so that we can all get out a little early - in time to watch processions if we are interested or to get off the street and away from the crowds if we are not.
I have done some of the prep work tonight so that I can bake in the morning and get to class on time.
Speaking of prep work. The crews were out in full force today to start getting the chairs out for the rest of the "common route". The idea is that every procession is carefully scheduled to parade from its home church to the Cathedral of Sevilla and then out and back (along a different route) to its home church. There is one section of a little over 1 km that every procession will travel either on the way to the Cathedral on the way home. Viewing in this section is done almost exclusively by people in rented seats (the seats are sold for the whole "season" (week) and people may choose each year to buy their seats from the previous year - some families have had the same seats for generations). They are not cheap, but they do allow viewers to see every procession without having to fight crowds to get from one street to the next. Don't even think of bringing your own chair and trying to find a spot between the bleachers near this part of the route - it is prohibited.
The tram that normally runs in front of the cathedral has been shortened to account for the procession route as well.
So far, no rain in the forecast for the next few days.... fingers crossed.
