The tradition of crafting white palm fronds.

     The tradition of crafting white palm fronds

The Palm Sunday Procession is held on the Sunday before Easter week.

This fiesta has special importance in Elche. Its origins date back to the end of the 14th century. Hundreds of people take part, carrying figures hand-crafted in the town from palm branches, a beautiful spectacle.

Elche is a town next to Alicante, Elche is the only place in the world where the tradition of crafting white palm fronds lives on. This town has been exporting palm frond creations to other countries for centuries. Palm branches are used, which, after being treated, are plaited into beautiful, creative forms and figures.

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Easter in Spain

For Christians, Easter is a celebration of Jesus giving his life for his people on the cross and his resurrection afterwards. But for even for non-Christians, Easter represents the beginning of Spring and celebrates new life and new beginnings.

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8 March. Women's Day

Inequality of women

1. Differences in salary and working conditions

a. Women earn a different salary (lower salaries).

The average full time weekly wage for a woman is 15.3% less tan a man

b. Many women have a part time job (in order to look after children, elderly people, people with disability or long -term health

c. Women don’t work (in order to look after children, elderly people, people with disability or long -term health condition).

d. Discrimination as a result of their pregnancy.

1 in 2 mothers were victims of discrimination as a result of their pregnancy, parentalleaveor on return to work.

1 in 5mothers indicated that they were made redundant,restructured or their contract was not renewed.

e. Few women on company boards.

f. traditional male jobs (pilots, engineers, politicians,footballers…)

2. Unpaid work(household chores)

Women in Spain spend almost double the among of time they dedicate to care for family members and household chores

3. Gender violence./Domestic violence.

One in two women have experienced sexual harasssment during their lifetime.

One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15.
One in five women have experienced violence by a partner since the age of 15.

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