Apulia Religiosus
63 images Created 9 Oct 2015
HolyWeek and Religious Ritual in Apulia by Marco Minischetti / ProPugliaPhoto
Whispers of prayers, tormented songs, incessant silence, slithering chains on the road in the night.
You can hear all this.
Torches, crosses, crowns of thorns, black veil, suffused lights which inhabit small churches in the town.
You can see all this.
Bows, obeisance, penitence, tears of pain, kisses to the Cross.
Each one quietly pays homage and at the same time asks forgiveness.
Virgin Maries raised up to the sky, carried on shoulders by elegant men accompanied by trails of grieved women. First death, after resurrection. This is a mystery which is renovated every year.
We are in the week which comes first the Holy week. We are in Apulia. A journey backwards in time. An intimate journey through his religious rituals.
All Rights Reserved © Marco Minischetti/ProPugliaPhoto
Whispers of prayers, tormented songs, incessant silence, slithering chains on the road in the night.
You can hear all this.
Torches, crosses, crowns of thorns, black veil, suffused lights which inhabit small churches in the town.
You can see all this.
Bows, obeisance, penitence, tears of pain, kisses to the Cross.
Each one quietly pays homage and at the same time asks forgiveness.
Virgin Maries raised up to the sky, carried on shoulders by elegant men accompanied by trails of grieved women. First death, after resurrection. This is a mystery which is renovated every year.
We are in the week which comes first the Holy week. We are in Apulia. A journey backwards in time. An intimate journey through his religious rituals.
All Rights Reserved © Marco Minischetti/ProPugliaPhoto
