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====Holy Week==== {{Main|Holy Week in Segovia}} [[File:Nuestro Señor Jesús con la Cruz a Cuestas, de la Cofradía Penitencial de Nuestro Señor Jesús con la Cruz a Cuestas y María Santísima de las Angustias de A.D.E.MAR.jpg|thumb|[[Paso (float)|Paso]] during the Holy Week in Segovia.]] The Holy Week is one of the most important cultural and religious events in all of Segovia, it is officially considered as a [[Fiestas of National Tourist Interest of Spain|Fiesta of National Tourist Interest]]. The earliests signs of a primitive Holy Week dates back to 1534, while the oldest brotherhood that currently marches throught the city is the "Real Cofradía de la Santa y Venerable Esclavitud y del Santo Entierro del Cristo de los Gascones" which was founded in 1647 and accompanies the float of the ''Cristo de los Gascones'', which is dated around the 11th century. The most important procession of the event is the "Procesión de los Pasos", in which all of the brotherhoods of Segovia march together from the [[Segovia Cathedral|cathedral]] to de [[Aqueduct of Segovia|acueduct]] in a way so that the floats represent chronologically the [[Passion of Jesus|Passion and Death of Christ]]. The brotherhoods that participate in the Holy Week are the following and march in the "Procesión de los Pasos" following the order in which they are mentioned: * Oración en el Huerto (neighbourhood of San Lorenzo) * Resurrección del Señor (neighbourhood of Nueva Segovia) * Cristo con la cruz a Cuestas (ADEMAR association) * Santo Cristo de la Cruz (neighbourhood of Cristo del Mercado) * Santo Cristo de San Marcos (neighbourhood of San Marcos) * Soledad al pie de la Cruz (neighbourhood of San Millán) * Nuestra Señora de la Piedad (neighbourhood of San José) * Real Cofradía de la Santa Esclavitud (neighbourhood of El Salvador) * Feligresía de San Andrés (neighbourhood of San Andrés) * Soledad Dolorosa (neighbourhood of Santa Eulalia)
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