Easter in Cianciana

Easter and the celebrations of Holy Week in Cianciana are rich in faith, folklore and tradition.
The sacred living representation of the passion and death of Jesus, which is staged, is of particular importance since 1870.
In particular: on Palm Sunday the representation of the entry into the town of Jesus on the back of the donkey and the blessing of the palm trees and olive branches takes place; on Wednesday we witness a procession of characters in costume while a voice-over narrates the story of each character; on Maundy Thursday the last supper and other biblical episodes are staged up until the flagellation; on Good Friday the living representation of the VI Crucis takes place until late at night; On Easter Sunday the traditional meeting between the simulacrum of the Risen Jesus and the Simulacrum of the Madonna takes place.

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