Why are the Semana Santa hats conical and are they linked to the KKK?

Why are the Semana Santa hats conical and are they linked to the KKK?
By Laurence Crumbie

Lagrimas Fusionadas (1)VISITORS to Spain during Easter week might gasp in horror when they see people in conical white hoods parading through the streets.  But while these capirotes bear an uncanny resemblance to the official headdress of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), they could hardly be further removed in meaning.  Instigated by the Spanish Inquisition, male and […]

April 2, 2021 at 02:00PM
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