Easter Week Processions in Sorrento Coast

The night between Holy Thursday and Friday the Sorrento Peninsula from Meta to Massa Lubrense hosts about 20 processions. These parades are organized by local confraternities, parading through the city streets.

The most striking and famous are definitely those that take place in Sorrento. The White Procession, which takes place during the night of Thursday, sees the participants wear white robes and their faces covered by a huge cap. The procession, symbolizing the wandering of the Virgin Mary in search of the Son Captured and crucifix. The Black Procession instead sees the officiants hooded and dressed in black. It represents the ultimate in drama with the crucifixion and death of Christ. The solemn atmosphere is made even more sad by the choir of 200 voices of the Miserere accompanying each step.

The origins of this religious festival dates back to 1500 and over the centuries have become the most popular shades. During the Spanish Viceroyalty were enriched with colors, lights, flags and symbols of the brotherhoods of the Mysteries, its Stations of the Cross.