Canti di Passione – Ce Custi o Gaddho na Cantalisi

The 2025 edition of the festival took place from April 5 to 16, in the week preceding Palm Sunday, with the inaugural evening in Zollino dedicated to the singer Antimino Pellegrino. The event, promoted by the Union of Municipalities of Grecìa Salentina under the artistic direction of Antonio Melegari and with the participation of the Diego Carpitella Institute, touched all the municipalities of Grecìa Salentina as well as Lecce and Alessano.

The Alessano stop, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, repeated the customary path through the historic center accompanied by sacred Holy Week chants. Among the guests of the edition were groups from outside the region with the Lazzaro chant in Arbëresh, the Canti di Longi, ensembles from Ciociaria, musical bands, confraternities, and choirs, with the participation of local school students.