The passion of Jesus is expressed through statue scenes that are carried through the medieval streets of Erice on Good Friday. This is one example of such life-like sculptures that are processed through many towns that host such a traditional. Trapani is another outstanding place to witness “I Misteri.”
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Holy Week In Caltanissetta, Sicily
If all goes well, Experience Sicily will be in Caltanissetta in 2022 for the city’s famed Holy Week. We’ll be hosted by local, expert guide Alice Bifarella for an extraordinary Easter themed tour. Tour details TBA… In the meantime, learn more about why Good Friday is extraordinary in this central Sicilian city, whose Cathedral is…
Conversations On Sicily, Vol. 2020.1
La Settimana Santa or Holy Week in Caltanissetta, Sicily Be transported to Sicily for Easter with an in-depth discussion about how Sicilians celebrate these most holy holidays. Holy Week in Sicily is epic, and the citizens of Caltanissetta, Sicily are serious about their celebration. Join me, Allison Scola owner/curator of Experience Sicily, for a conversation…
Holy Week In Trapani, Sicily
Holy Week in Sicily .. The Processione dei Misteri (Procession of the Mysteries or the Stations of the Cross) has been celebrated for about 400 years in Trapani. This photo from 2015 shows one of 20 statue scenes that are carried throughout the city by local brotherhoods or guilds, an arduous ritual that is practiced…
Good Friday In Enna, Sicily
Live from Sicily! Yesterday, we went to the Good Friday procession in Enna, where 16 brotherhoods recognized the death of Christ with humility, covering their solemnity as to keep the focus on the commemoration. I know the costumes may trigger offensive thoughts for Americans. Please set this aside, for our association with hoods such as…
Expressing Their Devotion in Enna
On Good Friday in Enna, Sicily, the hooded brotherhoods process throughout the ancient center, expressing their devotion to Jesus Christ and their patron saints. Photo credit: Filippo Buttitta (2017)
Carry That Weight
The various confraternities of the city of Enna participate in the Good Friday procession with much fervor. Photo credit: Filippo Buttitta (2017)
Holy Week in Sicily: Enna
Holy week, the week between Palm Sunday (this coming Sunday) and Easter, is a solemn, yet exciting time in Sicily. Last year, I featured the events in Trapani for “I Misteri,” the city’s magnificent Good Friday procession. This year, I’m going to feature photos taken in Enna by my cousin Filippo Buttitta, like this one…
The Mysteries: The Children
To tell the story of the passion of Christ, or I Misteri, children dress in costumes in Trapani, Sicily.
The Mysteries: His Sacrifice
His sacrifice. A statue scene from I Misteri, The Misteries, celebrated for centuries in Trapani, Sicily.