Holy Week Procession

A Holy Week procession is an event taking place in Holy Week, most often in a country with traditional Roman Catholic culture.

  • 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
  • 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
    • Angono
    • Baliuag
    • Bantayan Island
    • Malolos
    • Marikina City
    • Paete
    • Pampanga
  • Portugal
    • Braga
  • Spain
    • Andalusia
      • Granada, declared of international touristic interest
      • Málaga, declared of international touristic interest
      • Seville, declared of international touristic interest es:Semana Santa en Sevilla
    • Castile and León
      • León, declared of international touristic interest
      • Salamanca, declared of international touristic interest
      • Valladolid, declared of international touristic interest es:Semana Santa en Valladolid
      • Zamora, declared of international touristic interest
    • Castile-La Mancha
      • Hellin, declared of international touristic interest es:Semana Santa de Hellín
      • Toledo
    • Region of Murcia
      • Murcia, declared of national touristic interest, the typical with Francisco Salzillo images.
      • Cartagena, declared of international touristic interest
      • Lorca, declared of international touristic interest
    • Other regions
      • Ferrol, declared of national touristic interest in 1997

Renowned sculptors of Holy Week pasos include:

  • Pedro Berruguete
  • Gil de Siloé
  • Juan de Juni
  • Francisco Salzillo

Famous quotes containing the words holy, week and/or procession:

    “When holy and devout religious men
    Are at their beads, ‘tis much to draw them thence,
    So sweet is zealous contemplation.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The press, that goiter of the world, swells up with the desire for conquest and bursts with the achievements which every day brings. A week has room for the boldest climax of the human drive for expansion.”
    —Karl Kraus (1874–1936)

    “By the bivouac’s fitful flame,
    A procession winding around me, solemn and sweet and slow”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)