Calvary

Zoltan Madacsi

Calvary

Easter is certainly the most eagerly-awaited festival in Sicily. In almost every town and small village, enormous efforts are invested in preparing for the processions and the celebrations of a rite that have changed little through the centuries.
The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ are re-enacted as acknowledgements of death and rebirth, not merely in the religious sense but in a more universal way. The processions move the sacred elements and holy figures through the street of the town, stopping here and there to re-enact the Madonna’s desperate search for her son, what happened along the road to Calvary and the events of the Passion.

The old lady is looking through the window and watching the procession.

Calvary belongs to the following groups:

European Everyday Life (add the place!), Religious Art & Photography, Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Other Side of Italy
Calvary by Zoltan Madacsi

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