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SPAIN Easter, Apr 06, 2012


European markets soft heading into Easter break
BusinessWeek
By PAN PYLAS European stock markets failed to hold on to their early gains Thursday as investors fretted about Spain's debt problems, and reduced their potential exposure to upcoming US jobs figures in the run-up to the long Easterweekend.
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Good Friday around the world
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Penitents from "Jesus Yacente" brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. A woman decorates a chocolate egg for Easter at a chocolate shop downtown Brussels.
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Easter Holy Week in Spain
ABC News
Worshipers surround the icon of the Santisimo Cristo del Salvador brotherhood during a Holy Week procession in Valencia, Spain, early in the morning, April 6, 2012. (Alberto Saiz/AP Photo) Penitent Processions for Holy Week in Spain.
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ABC News
Religion and politics the right way
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. The Jesus del Gran Poder procession was finally canceled due to the rain. (AP Photo/Paul White) The Easter season is a celebration of deliverance, and the liturgical ...
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It's Easter weekend here and Semana Santa in Spain
Cape Gazette (blog)
By Dennis Forney | Apr 06, 2012 Photo by: Dennis Forney A live statue of Christ carrying his cross stands on a busy street in downtown Madrid in the week leading up to Easter Sunday. The whole country of Spain is celebrating Semana Santa this week, ...
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Cape Gazette (blog)
Photos: Holy Week Around The World
Denver Post
ZAMORA, SPAIN - APRIL 05: Penitents of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Esperanza cross the Puente de Piedra during a Holy Week procession of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Esperanza on April 5, 2012 in Zamora, Spain.Easter week is traditionally ...
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Easter egg may have come from dinosaur
Zee News
Washington: Not all Easter eggs come from the same 'parent' species as a few could be from dinosaurs, including a new species from the Pyrenees, a new study has suggested. Research by paleontologists in Spain and the UK has helped to determine that ...
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Zee News
Were Easter Eggs Inspired By Dinosaurs?
RedOrbit
According to an Asian News International (ANI) report, research conducted by paleontologists in Spain and the UK analyzed fossil eggs estimated to be 70 million years old that were discovered in the Pyrenees. Their goal was to determine whether or not ...
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RedOrbit
Top news photos for April 5
News in photos
... 2012 in Malaga, southern Spain. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) A Bangladeshi youth rafts piles of bamboos along ...
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Penitence, pain as Christians mark Good Friday
msnbc.com (blog)
Penitents leave San Pedro church carrying a statue depicting "Jesus the Poor" during a Holy Week procession on April 5, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Christian believers around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and ...
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That was the year that was, so happy Easter
Sydney Morning Herald
With the benefit of hindsight, last Easter was a watershed. European government bond yields edged up and then soared after the break as concern grew that the first rescue of Greece had failed to head off a Greek default, and the crisis spread to Spain ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Spanish concerns see investors dump euro
Irish Times
WORRIES ABOUT Spain's perilous economic outlook and the threat it poses to its fragile euro zone neighbours intensified last night as investors dumped the euro and riskier government bonds ahead of the Easter holiday. A poorly received Spanish bond ...
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Action Unleashed In '[REC]3 Genesis' Easter Trailer
Bloody Disgusting
Still, the Spanish-language film that opens in its home country this Friday, is pretty entertaining and has just enough blood and guts to warrant a viewing. Getting fans in Spain hyped, Filmax has released an Easter trailer from the blood-red wedding ...
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Your Easter Egg Might Hatch … a Dinosaur?
LiveScience.com
A paleontological surprise may be hiding in your Easter basket. New research indicates that some grocery-store eggs are remarkably similar in shape to a newly discovered dinosaur egg, instead of the traditional chicken egg. "Where do Easter eggs come ...
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What To Drink Now: Easter Weekend Wines
D Magazine
No matter what your holiday weekend brings, whether it be a casual back yard cookout or more formal Easter Sunday brunch, these wines will be sure to please the palate. From light and lively to rich and hearty, consider pouring one of these at your ...
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D Magazine
Asian shares sluggish as Europe concerns resurface
Livemint
Trading was thin as markets in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore were closed for the long Easter weekend. Government bond yields of highly indebted Italy and Spain rose further on Thursday, boosting investors' safe-haven appetite for US Treasuries and ...
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Asian markets mixed in quiet holiday trade
Ninemsn
Asian markets were mixed in limited holiday trade on Friday amid renewed eurozone debt fears as attention turned to Spain's finances after a weak bond auction earlier in the week. With most of the region's bourses closed for theEaster break investors ...
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investors turn to US jobs data
The Australian
ASIAN markets were mixed in limited holiday trade yesterday amid renewed eurozone debt fears as attention turned to Spain's finances after a weak bond auction earlier in the week. With most of the region's bourses closed for theEaster break, ...
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A look at economic developments around the globe
BusinessWeek
LONDON -- European stock markets failed to hold on to early gains, as investors fretted about Spain's debt problems and reduced potential exposure ahead of US unemployment figures and the long Easter weekend. The FTSE 100 index of leading British ...
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Czechs scramble for Easter eggs as shortage bites into festive fun
The Guardian
She is hoping to fill her Skoda hatchback with as many pallets as possible, in an effort to stop a Europe-wide egg shortage from ruining Easter for her friends and family. "Eggs are very important for us at Easter," she says. "We paint them, dye them, ...
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The Guardian
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the ...
Washington Post
___ MADRID — Spain's economy minister says the jump in interest rates demanded for Spanish and other eurozone bonds is due largely to market nervousness over economic growth in Europe. ___ ATHENS, Greece — Greek ferry crews have decided to press ...
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The Day's Best | 04.05.12
News & Observer
Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during theEaster Holy Week. – AP Omar Infante #12 of the Miami Marlins steps over Brandon Phillips #4 of the Cincinnati Reds as Phillips broke up a double play on Opening Day at Great American Ball ...
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News & Observer
Holy holiday: Seeking out Semana Santa in Seville, Spain's city of oranges and ...
Daily Mail
From dusk to the early hours during Semana Santa (Holy Week), the city's residents – and up to a million visitors from further afield – line the streets to watch the pasos (processions) that count down the days to Easter Sunday.
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Daily Mail
No to women priests, Pope tells Easter mass
euronews
In Spain, hundreds of processions are held throughout Easterweek. Semana Santa – or Holy Week – takes places in towns and cities across the country, with participants recreating scenes from the Easter story. Pilgrims also gathered at Jerusalem's Holy ...
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euronews
FOREX-Euro to mark worst week in 4 months on Spain jitters
Reuters
* Euro near recent lows as concerns persist over Spain debt * US jobs eyed, forecast for 203000 jobs added in March * Aussie holds above key support, yen stuck in range vs dlr By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - The euro is poised to post ...
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Pilgrims flock to Jerusalem for Easter, Passover
Monsters and Critics.com
Easter weekend commemorations had begun some hours earlier, with a procession and mass, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, led by Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal. Twal was accompanied by the Jerusalem-based consul generals of France, Spain and Italy, ...
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Passover and Easter wines
Washington Examiner
AP Top Entertainment News At 9:11 am EDT The Jewish tradition of Passover and the Christian celebration of Easter always fall within close proximity of each other, but this year, the first night of Passover begins Friday and EasterSunday is just a ...
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East Midlands Airport predicts busy Easter period
BBC News
Bosses at East Midlands Airport estimate the number of people travelling thisEaster will increase by more than 1000 compared with 2011. Last year, about 70000 passengers used the Castle Donington-based airport over the Easterperiod.
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April 8: St. Augustine Easter Parade
St. Augustine Record
This year's Easter Festival concludes at 2 pm April 15 with the Fromajardis Serenade at the Spanish Bakery on North St. George Street; and the 3 pm Royal Family Tea, which follows at the bakery. There is no charge for either event.
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Face Of The Day - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
By Andrew Sullivan
Penitents walk up Calle Balborraz during the Holy Week procession of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Esperanza on April 5, 2012 in Zamora, Spain.Easter week is traditionally celebrated with processions in most Spanish towns. By Jasper ...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Meanwhile in Spain: Holy Week in Seville | Under the Mountain ...
By UTMB
Guardian: There's something very unexpected about this picture of a penitent of La Candelaria brotherhood waiting in the rain during Easter week festivities in Seville, Spain. See more images of how Easter is being marked across the world in ...
Under the Mountain Bunker
Under the covers – A Spanish Easter parade | Olive Press Newspaper ...
Under the covers – A Spanish Easter parade
www.theolivepress.es/.../james-bryce-goes-behind-the-scenes-...
Under the covers – A Spanish Easter parade | Olive Press ...
As another rain-threatened Semana Santa gets under way across Andalucia, James Bryce goes behind the scenes with one local brotherhood.
www.theolivepress.es/.../under-the-covers-a-spanish-easter-par...
The Washington Post
Easter week is traditionally celebrated with processions in most Spanishtowns.
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Spain's hoteliers expect stable Easter holiday
CEHAT's Juan Molas (left) and Ramon Estalella discussed Spain's Easterweek outlook Tuesday during a news conference. MADRID—Spanish hoteliers expect ...
www.hotelnewsnow.com/.../Spains-hoteliers-expect-stable-East...
Face Of The Day - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
Penitents walk up Calle Balborraz during the Holy Week procession of the Cofradia de la Virgen de la Esperanza on April 5, 2012 in Zamora, Spain.Easter ...
dailydish.typepad.com/..../6a00d83451c45669e20168e9b248...
1.5m to spend Easter break abroad « Express & Star
Spain is the most popular destination for Britons travelling abroad over Easter, Abta has said. Tweet. Around 1.5 million people will be heading abroad for ...
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Troubled Spain, Portugal face pre-Easter debt test
MADRID/LISBON - Spanish borrowing costs are likely to jump at a bond auction on Wednesday as this week's tough budget fails to calm investors' nerves about ...
www.newvision.co.ug/.../630089-troubled-spain-portugal-face...
Spanish Activities for Spring and Easter » Spanish Playground
spanish song spring. These seasonal activities are part of the Northumberland Grid for Learning from Northumberland, England. There are a variety of materials ...
www.spanishplayground.net/spanish-activities-spring-easter/
Easter Holy Week in Spain - The Age
Easter Holy Week in Spain. Prev; You are viewing image 1 of 13; Next. Show thumbnails. Penitents from Cristo de la Buena Muerte brotherhood participate in a ...
www.theage.com.au/.../easter-holy-week-in-spain-20120403-1...
Troubled Spain, Portugal face pre-Easter debt test | Reuters
MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Spanish borrowing costs are likely to jump at a bond auction on Wednesday as this week's tough budget fails to calm investors' ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-spain-bonds-idUSBRE832171201204...
Easter in Spain - driving - gas stations - restaurants? in Frommers ...
I will be in Spain during Easter and was hoping someone could answer the following questions. I will be taking the train on Easter Sunday from Jerez to Madrid ...
www.frommers.com/.../easter-spain-driving-gas-stations-restau...
Easter Holy Week in Spain - The Sydney Morning Herald
Penitents from Cristo de la Buena Muerte brotherhood participate in a procession in Zamora, Spain. Photo AP Photo: Daniel Ochoa de Olza. Skip to more gallery ...
www.smh.com.au/.../easter-holy-week-in-spain-20120403-1w...
Kitchen Voyage: Traditional Spanish Easter Recipes
The Holy week of Castilla y León in North-West Spain that traces its history to the medieval kingdoms is characterized by seriousness, order and the artistic...
kitchenvoyage.blogspot.com/.../traditional-spanish-easter-recip...
FTSE LIVE: Spain debt woes and Easter limit gains | This is Money
Poor demand at a Spanish debt auction has sparked fears of a new escalation in the eurozone crisis.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/.../FTSE-LIVE-Spain-debt-woes-Easte...
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