Customs & tradition: Easter in Pisciotta


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As early as Palm Sunday, there is a rich procession through the town centre of Pisciotta.
As early as Palm Sunday, there is a rich procession through the town centre of Pisciotta.

Welcome change for the altar boys!!
Welcome change for the altar boys!

Picking olive branches for the holiday – fortunately, Pisciotta is surrounded by olive groves.
Picking olive branches for the holiday – fortunately, Pisciotta is surrounded by olive groves.

Good Friday's ceremony takes place in the evening. Good Friday is not a bank holiday in Italy.
Good Friday's ceremony takes place in the evening. Good Friday is not a bank holiday in Italy.

Good Friday procession moves through the terraced alleys of the centro storico.
Good Friday procession moves through the terraced alleys of the centro storico.

The ceremony culminates in a tableau of the sufferings of Christ.
The ceremony culminates in a tableau of the sufferings of Christ.

The medieval centro storico of Pisciotta (Cilento, Southern Italy) offers a fantastic setting for Good Friday's drama.
The medieval centro storico of Pisciotta (Cilento, Southern Italy) offers a fantastic setting for Good Friday's drama.


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