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The rites of the Holy Week in Taranto are among the most important and emotional in Italy. The procession of the Holy Thursday and the Good Friday are followed by thousands. The first procession on Thursday is the 'Addolorata' (Our Lady of Sorrows) starting at midnight and following a long route along the old and the new town only to come back the day after in the afternoon. On Friday at 5pm the long Mysteries procession sets out from the church of St. Mary of Carmel returning the next morning after another long pilgrimage around the town. The pilgrims, called Perdoni, walk barefeet and mostly with faces covered with hoods. They are the sinners the ones pleading for forgiveness. The average speed of the processions is 30 meters per hour, an exasperate slowness accompanied by funeral marches and great emotion.

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Holy Week Rites in Taranto, Italy

The rites of the Holy Week in Taranto are among the most important and emotional in Italy. The pilgrims, called Perdoni, walk barefeet and mostly...

by Giambattista Pace in Italy on 11/04/2009

11/04/2009 - Holy Week Rites in Taranto, Italy - Italy - The rites of the Holy Week in Taranto...

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Holy Week Rites in Taranto, Italy

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Holy Week Rites in Taranto, Italy

The rites of the Holy Week in Taranto are among the most important and emotional in Italy. The pilgrims, called Perdoni, walk barefeet and mostly with faces covered with hoods. They are...
by Giambattista Pace, on 11th of April 2009

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