Who else wants to visit Italy this Easter?

For citizens of Italy, a predominantly Catholic nation, Holy Week – "Pasqua" – Is a very special time of year. It is by far the most sacred of all Christian holidays and, for most Italians, a real reason to celebrate.

Many of each city in Italy have their own Easter Sunday Easter and during the day Easter, including Good Friday. On Easter Monday, also called "The Pasquetto" is also an extraordinary holiday in the country, with schools and businesses closed and people took to the streets to continue celebration that began with the commemoration of Jesus' resurrection, the day before.

Easter week

In Italy the most typical Mark's Friday was the day Jesus was crucified – is developed by a parade of the Passion, or similar event. Once again, the commemoration of this solemn day in the Christian calendar varies from city to city.

In Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy, the Good Friday procession is declared over old in the country and is undoubtedly one of the most moving. Men and boys marched through the city streets with torches, each with the colors of his parish. They are symbols that characterize the way of the cross and a person makes a big wooden cross. The procession is accompanied by the haunting sounds of about 150 violins Miserere, the composer Savaria Selecchy Italian.

In Taormina, a woman is elected to represent Mary, the mother of Jesus. She wanders the dark streets in search of his lost son aided by local people, dressed in black trying to help you find Jesus.

Calitri in men in white hoods topped with a crown of thorns their way through the streets carrying crosses on their shoulders. follow church choirs, singing hymns, psalms and folk songs of the region.

In the Sicilian town of Enna, Good Friday traditions go way back to the period of Spanish domination in Italy over the centuries 15 to 17. About 2,000 hooded men walk the main streets retaining Ware, religious statues of Christ's death and his mother, Mary. Others use symbols of the crucifixion, the thirty pieces including attention to betray Christ Peter, and nails and a crown of thorns.

On Sunday and Easter Monday

Mark a happy day after a week of solemn Holy Week in Italy are spectacular and usually last two days, Easter Monday is a holiday for Italians.

The celebration of Easter is the most notable in Florence scoppio called the car, the explosion of the car. This tradition includes a basket of flowers, drawn by oxen in the streets many whites. After Mass at the Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore, a dove-shaped rocket is intended to Shopping ignite fireworks inside, which then explode with great fanfare and shouts of joy. A parade next gala.

In Palermo, women dressed in elegant costumes of the 15th century Byzantine way through the streets of the city, delivering color Easter eggs red, the extended hand. In Chieti, a competition organized by the group of the mother and her son, Mary and Jesus.

Easter Monday is a day of great joy, marked by events such as the cheese roll "crazy" in the Umbrian town of Panicale. In short, participants ride their big wheels of cheese around of a field created in the streets of this picturesque town. Who is able to get through the cheese course with the fewest strokes is the winner. There are also free music, without wine, and plenty of free hard-boiled eggs!

About the Author

Dominic Siano is president of Tour Italy Now (http://www.touritalynow.com), the largest online travel tour operator. A lover of all things Italian, Dominic has worked extensively in the Italian tourism industry. To learn more about Dominic visit his blog at http://www.domsiano.com.

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