This is the moment a blind devotee was filmed visiting the newly restored Macarena in Sevilla on Monday.
Footage shared on X shows the elderly gentleman approaching the iconic figure while using his white cane, as a relative holds onto his left arm.
The video was shared by local journalist Inmaculada Jimenez, who wrote the caption: ‘Macarena is also seen with the heart.’
The clip has already been viewed 30,000 times and re-shared by hundreds.
Another resident commented: ‘The Macarena must always be seen, and felt, with the heart even before the eyes.
‘For it is, after all, the soul of our lives. Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing it.’
Thousands of religious devotees descended on the Sevilla neighbourhood of Macarena on Monday to witness the return of the city’s most iconic religious statue.
Locals boasted of waiting more than six hours to see La Esperanza Macarena, after an ‘unbearable’ absence of 118 days.
Footage shared online shows church goers breaking down into tears upon seeing the revered Virgin in all her glory inside the Basilica de Macarena.
By 5.30am on Monday, half an hour before the church opened its doors, the queue already stretched beyond the Hotel Macarena. Two hours later, it had reached as far as the Puerta de Cordoba.
‘Those who have dared to ridicule all the people who have made long queues to see the Virgin, evidently do not know how important La Macarena is for Sevilla,’ one resident insisted on X.
Worshippers lingered in front of the figure, many praying quietly after months without seeing her publicly displayed.
Outside, queues even formed at the local churro stand, as early-risers stopped for hot drinks after their visit.
The mood was overwhelmingly emotional, with many describing the moment as the ‘real return’ of the Macarena.
The Macarena’s reappearance comes after a restoration earlier this year became a major international story.
The results were widely criticised by heritage specialists and the public, prompting headlines in The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, Le Monde, and other outlets around the world.Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
