Become a member

The European Network of Holy Week and Easter Celebrations is open to new members who wish to join.

The diversity of creeds and religions existing in Europe, as well as the abundance of Holy Week and Easter celebrations, signify that the admission of new members in the European Network is a priority and a transversal objective to make it truly representative of the reality of all manifestations and to guarantee the operation of a solid and stable organization.

If you represent a town, city, or region where Holy Week and Easter celebrations have an important social and cultural impact and you would like to be part of this Network, please read the following information. We invite you keep on reading to know all the requirements and procedure of admission for joining the European Network.

The requirements of the celebrations that wish to join the Holy Week and Easter Celebrations Network are the following:

1. Authenticity: that is to say, those celebrations which, due to certain circumstances, provide a differential value or present specific values of singularity.
2. Continuity: oriented towards those celebrations that have experienced a clear continuity over time, with the necessary adaptation, but preserving a good part of their original values.
3. Validity: oriented towards the circumstance that the celebrations have a clear social implantation in each of the territories and a clearly defined community of bearers.
4. Tourist interest: which can be assessed through the interest shown by foreign communities and the declarations or acknowledgements they have.
5. The will to belong: measured in terms of the real degree of involvement of the promoter collectives in each territory for their involvement in the project, by means of:

• Agreement endorsed by the competent governing body in each case to agree on the application for membership of the network.
• Favourable manifestation of the organising committee or of 50% of the entities in charge of the organisation, which will be carried out by means of an agreement of the same to participate in the project.

Four of the five requirements must be clearly met. In any case, it must be considered that section 5 is compulsory for all applicants.

During the application process, the scientific committee will be able to provide support to the candidate to resolve any doubts that may arise in the preparation of the documentation.

The procedure of admission of new members is the following:

• Prior contact between the Network and the applicant town council/organization to explain the objectives of the Network, how it operates, the requirements for membership and the rights and obligations of members.
• Presentation of the membership application form by the town council/organization via email: info@holyweekeurope.com

• The Scientific Committee will study the documentation presented and draft a report that justifies the recommendation of accepting or not the application and the fulfilment of the membership requirements.
• In the light of the report and of its own criteria, the Managing Committee, during a General Assembly, will be responsible for finally approving the admission or not.