Holy Week in Noto – Procession of the Holy Thorn and "La Pace"
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Holy Week in Noto – Procession of the Holy Thorn and "La Pace"

17 Apr 2025 — 20 Apr 2025
Noto — Siracusa (089)

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Edition 2025 — Holy Week in Noto

In 2025, Noto's Holy Week was celebrated between April 17 and 20. On Good Friday, the Holy Thorn procession crossed the historic center with the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows; on Easter Sunday, in Piazza Municipio, the "La Pace" ritual was renewed, featuring the encounter between the Risen Christ and the Madonna in front of the Cathedral.

Holy Week 2025

In 2025, Noto once again experienced its intense Holy Week. On Holy Thursday, the faithful made the traditional visit to the sepulchres in the city's churches. On Good Friday, in the late afternoon, the relic of the Holy Thorn paraded in procession alongside the urn of the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows, accompanied by confraternities, the city band, and funeral marches.

On Easter Sunday, Piazza Municipio hosted "La Pace": the encounter between the statues of the Risen Christ and the Madonna, with the falling of the black mourning cloak and the ascent of the Cathedral steps, in a moment of great popular participation in the heart of the Baroque Municipality of Noto.

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Holy Week in Noto in brief

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