A penitent's shadow is cast on a wall during a late night Holy Week procession in the town of Espera in southern Spain's Cadiz Sierra region in Andalucia, March 19, 2008. Easter processions in Andalucia during Holy Week are a public display of Catholic imagery which tells the story of Jesus Christs' arrest, death and resurrection.

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