Young and old participate in Holy Week religious processions on Italy’s Procida island
Procida, Italy AP Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated. But even in a country where public displays of popular piety are a centuries-old tradition, Procida’s Holy Week commemorations stand out. The picturesque island in the Bay of Naples, […]
Crowds throng Seville as curb-free Easter processions return to Spain
Seville, Spain Reuters For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, crowds thronged the streets of Seville as one of Spain’s most iconic Easter processions wound its way through the city from midnight free of social distancing curbs. Known as La Madrugá, or The Dawn, the procession features penitents who wear pointed black hoods […]