“As Holy Week celebrations begin in La Piedad, in the central state of Michoacán, the entire town enters a different, almost funereal, trance. Remembering the biblical passage of Jesus’ death and resurrection, the townspeople adorn the whole city in shades of purple, the preferred color in Catholic tradition for marking farewell rituals.”
Andrea Fischer, Writer
The Procession of Silence is one of many religious festivities during Holy Week in Mexico, with particular importance in Michoacán and the broader Bajío region.
Mexico City borough Iztapalapa is famous for its annual Passion Play of Christ, which takes place on Good Friday during Semana Santa.
Influenced by a blend of pre-Hispanic customs and Hispanic culture, many of Mexico’s fascinating Holy Week rituals and processions are unlike any others worldwide.
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