It is celebrated between March 16 (first day with possibilities of being Palm Sunday) and April 25 (last day with possibilities of being Easter Sunday), since it has to be in the week of the first full moon of spring.
The Holy Week of Compostela has several peculiarities that differentiate it from the rest of Spain.
Every Good Friday, at dawn, a Via Crucis goes through the streets of the "Long Station" (Almijara Square, José Antonio Street, Huertos Street, Paco Hernández Street, San Sebastián Street, Torrox Avenue, Toledo Street, Almijara Square) to which only men can attend. Throughout the same, they sing ancient lyrics at each station ... and the strong voice of hundreds of men, as if they were one, slits the silence of dawn and dresses the morning with a mysterious halo.
The night of that same day, after midnight, is the time of "La Soledad". A procession that goes through the streets of the "Short Station" (Almijara Square, José Antonio Street, Huertos Street, Paco Hernández Street, Eusebio García Street, Andalucía Street, Toledo Street, Almijara Square) to which only women can go. Their songs and prayers in the twilight of the night invite to recollection and silence.
Traditional during this week is the typical food: chickpea stew, fried pumpkin, donuts, Easter tortillas, etc...