Must have been nice Foxflower to spend some time here in Spain. They donīt use the statues in funeral at least not here in Andalucia. Maybe in Catalonya though.
The best one to watch is Semana Santa where they carry huge long Scenes of the crucifix, it take many men to carry them some as many at 50 men. these are paraded for miles with many stops along the way. A bell rings and it is lowered for the men to rest, several minutes pass and the bell rings again and it is lifted shoulder high and they walk again. As a penance some of the men walk barefoot or blindfold under the scene. Extrememly religious people here.