Italy > Events and Festivals > PARRANO - GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION

 

 

Good Friday Procession is led by the "Crocione", a large wooden cross carried by a young man of Parrano. Carrying this big cross requires great phisical strength, and it is something the young men are proud of. The special illuminated cross bears the symbols of the Passion, and the perforated illuminated planks of wood carry the words spoken by Jesus on the cross. In the torchlight, the faithful pray and sing an ancient "Stabat mater", which is probably of local origin.

 

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