Easter in Ragusa

On the occasion of Holy Week in Ragusa traditional rites, celebrations and processions take place which, due to their particularity, have been inscribed in the Register of Intangible Heritage of Sicily.
The Friday of Our Lady of Sorrows, i.e. on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the traditional Addolorata Week takes place at the Church of San Giacomo, i.e. a series of prayers and supplications addressed to Our Lady of Sorrows. In the evening, the Via Crucis takes place in the streets of the historic centre.
On the morning of Palm Sunday, the blessing of the olive and palm branches takes place, followed by the procession. In the afternoon, the six brotherhoods of the city take care of moving the statues of Our Lady of Sorrows, of Mary Magdalene and of Christ at the Column to the Cathedral of San Giorgio, the place where the Blessed Sacrament is found exposed for the Quarantor of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
On Holy Monday two processions take place: in the first one, the confreres of the Church of San Giacomo carry the simulacrum of Jesus to the church of San Giorgio; in the second, the simulacrum of the Pietà is carried from the church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo to the Cathedral.
On Holy Tuesday the simulacrum of Veronica will be carried in procession by the confreres of San Filippo Neri.
On Good Friday the procession of the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows takes place. This procession is a very ancient rite dating back to 1713.
On Easter Sunday, the traditional giunta, meeting takes place in Piazza del Duomo em>, between the statues of the Madonna and the Risen Jesus.