Picture Tour: Easter Religious Procession Pictures

Around Easter, the tourist to Sicily or other destinations in Europe might come across religious processions featuring statues carried upon the shoulders of townspeople chosen for the task. On the Thursday before Easter, Giovedi Santo, a procession in Realmonte, Sicily takes place at night. Women shoulder the Madonna draped in a black cape and carry her through town, while somber, ancient songs are sung. Come with us for a little photographic tour of two Sicilian processions: Sicilian Easter Processions.