Holy Week procession

A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in Christian countries, especially those with a Catholic culture. Various images of the saints, especially the Virgin Mary, and most importantly the image of the crucified Christ are carried aloft by foot on shoulder-borne pasos (or on wheeled carrozas in the Philippines) as an act of penance; acts of mortification are carried out; traditional Christian hymns and chants are sung (except during the silent processions of Good Friday). In many confraternities of penitents, the faces of the members are covered by elaborate hoods, such as the capirote, as a way of hiding one's identity in order to not ostentatiously draw attention to oneself while performing penance. Crosses, and biers holding Catholic holy images surrounded with flowers and offerings of candles, are carried usually from one parish church to another led by the clergy, monastic orders, or heads of the penitential orders.^[1]

Holy Week processions

Palm Sunday procession in Astorga (Spain)

Palm Sunday: The day when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem.
Holy Thursday: The day when Jesus shared the Last Supper with His Apostles, followed by the beginning of his Passion.
Good Friday: Jesus' crucifixion, performed in 14 stations.
Holy Saturday: Loneliness of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb.
Easter Sunday: The resurrection of the Christ.

Local customs

Argentina

La Boca, Buenos Aires, Salta, Cordoba, Mendoza, Neuquén

Colombia

Popayán,^[2] Santa Cruz de Mompox

'The Chained Man' procession in Sartène (Corsica)

Corsica

Calvi, Sartène (See Catenacciu )

Guatemala

Procession, Antigua, Guatemala

Honduras

Comayagua, Tegucigalpa

Italy

Holy Week Procession in Trapani (Italy)

Holy Week procession in Taranto (Italy)

Trapani, Taranto, Chieti, Sulmona,

Malta

Mexico

Peru

Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huaraz, Tarma^[3]

Philippines

Portugal

Spain

Paso of Holy Week in Salamanca.

Holy Week procession in Valladolid (Spain)

Holy Week in Zamora

Cuenca, declared of International Tourism Interest
Zaragoza, declared of international tourism interest
Jerez de la Frontera, declared of National Tourism Interest
Granada, declared of international tourism interest^[4]
Málaga^[5] declared of international tourism interest
Seville,^[6] declared of international tourism interest
León, declared of international tourism interest [1] Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
Salamanca, declared of international tourism interest
Valladolid, declared of international tourism interest
Zamora, declared of international tourism interest
Hellin, declared of international tourism interest
Toledo, declared of international tourism interest
Murcia, declared of national tourism interest, the typical with Francisco Salzillo images.
Cartagena, declared of international tourism interest
Lorca, declared of international tourism interest
Ferrol, declared of international tourism interest in 2014 [2]

Venezuela

Caracas, Maracaibo, Barquisimeto, Maturín

Noted sculptors of Holy Week pasos

References

External links

[1] Taylor, Alan. "The Rituals and Traditions of Easter and Holy Week", The Atlantic, April 2m 2018

[2] Semana Santa in Popayán

[3] Semana Santa Andina – Peru (in Spanish)

[4] La Semana Santa de Granada

[5] Holy Week in Málaga

[Hafiz-6] Hafiz, Yasmine. "Penitents Observe Holy Week In Seville, Spain With Processions And Robes", Huffington Post, April 4, 2014

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