Holy Week procession

A Holy Week procession is a public ritual march of clergy and penitents which takes place during Holy Week in countries which have a Roman 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 as a penance; acts of mortification are carried out, traditional hymns and chants are sung (except during the silent processions of Good Friday) and in many penitential orders, the faces of the penitents are covered by elaborate veils, as a way of hiding one's identity in order to not obstentatiously draw attention to oneself while performing the penance. Crosses and biers of Catholic holy images are carried surrounded by flowers and offerings of candles, usually from one parish church to another lead by the clergy, monastic orders, or heads of the penitential orders.

Palm Sunday procession in Astorga (Spain)

Holy Week procession in Taranto (Italy)

Holy Week procession in Valladolid (Spain)

Paso of Holy Week in Salamanca.

Holy Week in Zamora

Procession, Antigua, Guatemala

• Palm Sunday: The day when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem.
• Holy Thursday: The day when Jesus gave 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.

Places famous for their Holy Week processions include:

• Colombia
  • Popayán
  • Santa Cruz de Mompox
• Guatemala

See also Holy Week processions in Guatemala

• • Antigua Guatemala
  • Guatemala City
• Honduras
  • Comayagua
  • Tegucigalpa
• Italy
  • Taranto
  • Chieti
• Malta
  • Citadel (Gozo)
  • Cospicua
  • Għargħur
  • Għaxaq
  • Luqa
  • Mosta
  • Nadur
  • Naxxar
  • Paola
  • Qormi
  • Rabat
  • Valletta
  • Victoria (Gozo)
  • Vittoriosa
  • Xagħra (Gozo)
  • Xewkija (Gozo)
  • Żebbuġ
  • Żebbuġ, Gozo
  • Żejtun
• Mexico
  • Iztapalapa
• Peru
  • Arequipa
  • Ayacucho
  • Cusco
  • Huaraz
  • Tarma
• Philippines
  • Baliuag
  • Lipa City
  • Makati
  • Paete
  • Pasig
  • San Pablo
  • Porac, Pampanga
  • Sta. Rita, Pampanga
  • Sasmuan, Pampanga
  • Vigan
• Portugal
  • Braga
• Spain
  • Andalusia
    • Granada, declared of international tourism interest [1]
    • Málaga, declared of international tourism interest
    • Seville, declared of international tourism interest
  • Castile and León
    • León, declared of international tourism interest [2]
    • Salamanca, declared of international tourism interest
    • Valladolid, declared of international tourism interest
    • Zamora, declared of international tourism interest
  • Castile-La Mancha
    • Hellin, declared of international tourism interest
    • Toledo
  • Region of Murcia
    • Murcia, declared of national tourism interest, the typical with Francisco Salzillo images.
    • Cartagena, declared of international tourism interest
    • Lorca, declared of international tourism interest
  • Other regions
    • Ferrol, declared of international tourism interest in 2014 [3]

Renowned sculptors of Holy Week pasos include:

• Pedro Berruguete
• Gil de Siloé
• Juan de Juni
• Francisco Salzillo
• Juan de Mesa
• Gregorio Fernández

See also

Holy Week in Mexico

External links

• Qromi Malta
• Semana Santa – University of Guadalajara, Mexico (in Spanish)
• Holy Week in Málaga Holy Week in Málaga.
• Holy Week in Taranto – Italy (in English - Spanish)
• Salzillo Processions in Murcia.
• Semana Santa Andina – Peru (in Spanish)
• Semana Santa in Popayán
• Semana Santa in Tunia, a small town near Popayan
• Holy Week in Lower Aragon
• Video Holy Week Procession El Encuentro in Alcañiz
• Holy Week in Nicaragua
• Holy Week Processions in Marikina City
• Eyewitness description of Holy Week processions in Cartagena
• Holy Week Procession in Baliuag, Bulacan