Sicily 2006 Marsala and Trapani Processions

11th April 2006 to 17th April 2006

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Marsala, Sicily, Easter Processions, April 2006 also Sicilian Holy Week Photographs of Trapani and Marsala processions, Sicily Italy,

Marsala is a gorgeous city of art, rich in Punic, Roman, Norman, Arab, and Spanish heritage. The Via Crucis performance in Marsala is a powerful and intense experience from a photographers point of view being "in the thick of it".

The coast from Marsala to Trapani is characterized by one of the landscapes most peculiar to Sicily: the saltworks.

In Trapani, the procession of the Mysteries: of exceptional power is the procession of the Saint Friday, when the Mysteries, ancient wooden statues that represent scenes from the Passion of Christ, Christ's death and resurrection, are carried on the shoulders in an imposing procession that covers, for 24 consecutive hours, the streets of the historical center, while from the balconies, onlookers throw down flower petals.
For almost 24 hours, groups of baroque statues are carried through the streets of Trapani on the western tip of Sicily. This Good Friday Procession is the biggest one in Italy.

Photographing this event is hard work, tiring and long but in comparison to carrying the heavy statues which represent a real sacrifice its a piece of cake !!