Holy Week Rites of Molfetta

In 2025, the Molfetta Holy Week followed its centuries-old course between Passion Friday and Holy Saturday. The Procession of the Addolorata opened the cycle of rites, moving from the Church of Purgatorio; the Procession of the Five Mysteries of the Archconfraternity of Santo Stefano, with the five statues of the Passion carried on shoulders, represented the most intense and well-attended moment; the Procession of the Pietà closed the route on Holy Saturday. As every year, the stradari in tailcoats preceded the processions and the bands performed traditional funeral marches, in a setting of great popular devotion that is an identity heritage of Molfetta, in the province of Bari.