LA NOCHE DE LOS TAMBORES
FIESTA DECLARADA DE INTERÉS TURÍSTICO INTERNACIONAL
FESTIVITIES AND TRADITIONS
11 ABR 2025 - 20 ABR 2025
MULA
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Before the candle wax has dripped down the steep streets with the first procession, Mula has already heard the unique sound of its Holy Week. "The Night of the Drums" is the most singular celebration that takes place in Mula throughout the entire calendar. On Holy Tuesday at midnight, a bugle signals the moment when thousands of drummers, gathered in the Town Hall Square and dressed in black robes, are "allowed" to play the drums. Uninterruptedly and until 4 p.m. on Holy Wednesday, the deafening music will drown out any other semblance of sound from wherever it may come. On Good Friday from the morning and on Easter Sunday from noon, the episode is repeated within the schedules established and disseminated by the Mayor's Office before the start of Holy Week.
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THE MOST PROMINENT PROCESSIONS
The procession that arouses the most interest among the people of Mula is the one on Good Friday, both for the beauty of its floats and for the moment of farewell and reverence to the Dead Christ.
The most picturesque is the one on Easter Sunday. In this procession, the Encounter takes place in the Town Hall Square and the Farewell of the Resurrected Jesus float with the various floats that parade that day.
The one with the greatest fervor is the procession of La Samaritana on Holy Wednesday. When the image returns to the Carmen Hermitage, the carriers have to overcome a slope, with the difficulty of it being staggered and zigzagging.
DON'T MISS
The Drum Call on Holy Tuesday is the most thrilling moment of the entire Holy Week in Mula.
Thousands of drummers, gathered in the Town Hall Square and dressed in black robes, continuously beat their drumheads until 4 p.m. on Holy Wednesday. The deafening music will drown out any other semblance of sound from wherever it may come.
SOMETHING SPECIAL
Something that visitors cannot miss is the moment when the floats return to their temples after processing and also the Encounter, the moment when the floats converge in the Town Hall Square on Easter Sunday.
In addition to Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday, the drum is also played, and because it is a popular festival, it is easy to integrate and participate.
Another piece of advice is to admire the robes of the Nazarene float, which parade on Holy Thursday. These robes are passed down from parents to children, some of them being more than 50 years old.
CURIOSITIES
Mula's Holy Week combines the representation of the Passion and Death of Christ with its renowned Drumming, which starts on Holy Tuesday morning and extends until 4 p.m. on Holy Wednesday.
The Drums of Mula, besides being declared of National Tourist Interest, are also declared as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The origin of this tradition reflects the history of Spain, in which public and religious authorities issued recommendations for decorous behavior that the people sometimes did not share, reacting by protesting, this time, by beating the drumheads.
Candies and lollipops are given out during the processions in Mula.