Hundreds of individuals meet each Saturday at completely different factors in Seville to alternate stickers They are the same old stamps taken to the world of brotherhoods, to Holy Week in Seville The assortment is made up of 540 stickers, from the 60 Sevillian brotherhoods and 18 particular letters
More than one has questioned, stunned, what was occurring when seeing so many individuals gathered final Saturday on Asunción road, in Seville. “We are altering stamps,” one of many folks current informed him. “Of Pokemon and that stuff for younger folks?” Asked one other. “No, no, they’re stickers from the album of Holy Week in Seville.” They are referring to ‘HolyPlaying cards’, the collectible that went on sale simply over a month in the past and that has grow to be a phenomenon inside and out of doors of Seville. In truth, some already promote the entire album on the web for greater than a thousand euros.
The concept for this mission arose when certainly one of its creators went along with his kids to see the processions in Seville and, whereas there, he witnessed how his kids weren’t very serious about that: “I assumed I needed to do one thing in order that they might study our tradition in a pleasing approach”, tells NIUS Juan Carlos Ramos Picchi, one of many creators. Together along with his associate, Javier Ayala, with whom he shares enterprise within the Pepe Pinreles sock agency, they started to create.
‘Holycards’ went on sale on December 19 at completely different factors of sale -kiosks and brotherhoods-, and after 10 days the 5,000 of the primary print run had offered out. “It was the forecast we had for 3 months, we didn’t assume this may occur,” confesses Juan Carlos. They agreed with the distributor that they be provided to all of the kiosks within the province of Seville and the curiosity was most, in 24 hours that they had already requested it at factors all through the Andalusian neighborhood. They don’t have any selection however to hurry up the equipment they usually hope to launch the second print run subsequent week. “We are ready for an additional 13,000 albums,” says the creator. Of these, there are already greater than 5,000 reserved.
Two pages of “a historic procession”
The assortment is made up of 540 stickers, from 60 Sevillian brotherhoods, which is 9 stamps from every brotherhood. In addition, the album dedicates two pages to particular stickers, “they’re the steps that can seem within the Santo Entierro Grande 2022, a historic procession, it’s a particular occasion this 12 months,” explains Juan Carlos.
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Each album is priced at 14.95 euros, with 5 present envelopes and to finish, every envelope is price 1 euro and brings 7 stickers. These are used on each side, “on the one hand the picture of the gathering and, on the opposite aspect, a QR code to search out out extra details about the cardboard,” he says. With this, the didactic educating, that one thing is discovered with this assortment.
huge gatherings
When it went on sale, they organized a primary ‘assembly’ to alternate stamps. The first time about 300 folks gathered. A quantity that already made them point out that it gave the impression to be having followers. They weren’t fallacious as a result of within the final one some 600 folks confirmed up. “People got here from Almería, Albacete, Estepona, Murcia… to vary stickers,” says Juan Carlos, stunned.
From now on, they may comply with the ‘Holycards tour’, the place each Saturday they may meet at a special level within the metropolis. Some stays shall be within the brotherhoods or within the factors that they set up. “The ambiance is cofrade, with Easter music, incense and a household ambiance”, he recounts. The similar is true for grandparents with grandchildren, or total households or younger folks with a bunch of mates.
“We are stunned that they’re promoting the gathering on the web for 1,500 euros,” says Juan Carlos. There are many collectors’ chat rooms which have come collectively since ‘HolyPlaying cards’ was born to speak, negotiate, meet and alternate playing cards. The firm is receiving requests from throughout Spain as a result of the brotherhood album for Holy Week in Seville can be on the market by means of its web site.