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

Local customs

Argentina

Colombia

Corsica

Guatemala
Main article: Holy Week processions in Guatemala

Honduras

Italy

Trapani, Taranto, Chieti, Sulmona,

Malta

Mexico
Main article: Holy Week in Mexico

Peru

Philippines
Main article: Holy Week in the Philippines

Portugal
Main article: Holy Week in Braga

Spain
Main article: Holy Week in Spain
  • 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 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

Venezuela

Noted sculptors of Holy Week pasos

See also

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