Holy Week of Caltanissetta – Procession of the Black Christ (SS. Crocifisso Signore della Città)
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Holy Week of Caltanissetta – Procession of the Black Christ (SS. Crocifisso Signore della Città)

13 Apr 2025 — 20 Apr 2025
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Edition 2025 — Holy Week of Caltanissetta

The 2025 edition of the Holy Week of Caltanissetta renewed the rites of the local tradition, from Palm Sunday to Easter. On Good Friday, April 18, 2025, the procession of the Black Christ drew thousands of faithful: the SS. Crocifisso Signore della Città left the sanctuary in the San Francesco district at sunset, carried by barefoot Fogliamari and accompanied by the poignant Lamentanze.

2025 Edition

In 2025, the Holy Week of Caltanissetta experienced its most intense moments between Holy Wednesday, with the Real Maestranza and the Varicedde, Holy Thursday, with the Biangardi Vare parading until dawn, and Good Friday, April 18, dedicated to the Black Christ.

The procession of the SS. Crocifisso Signore della Città, sober and essential yet deeply meaningful, began at dusk from the sanctuary near the San Francesco district. The statue, entrusted as per tradition to the descendants of the Fogliamari, was carried on shoulders by barefoot men, accompanied by the Lamentanze, the poignant archaic chants that rose into the air among thousands of faithful and visitors, in an atmosphere of profound contemplation.

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