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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer (L) and the Brussels Mayor Philippe Close (R) pose beside the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

German born interior architect and designer Victoria Maria Geyer pose beside the controversial nativity scene in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

The controversial nativity scene is seen in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Controversy Over Christmas Crib in Grand Place - Brussels

The controversial nativity scene is seen in Brussels Grand-Place on November 28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. In 2025 Brussels installed a "faceless,inclusive" nativity scene made from recycled textiles at the GrandPlace, prompting criticism that the redesign erases traditional religious imagery while supporters tout it as a modern, secular interpretation; simultaneously, the European Parliament displayed a nativity scene for the first time, sparking debate over whether such a display could be seen as offensive to nonbelievers - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arles

FRANCE, BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13), TOWN OF ARLES, BELL TOWER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA-MAJOR D'ARLES WITH ITS CLOCK AND A SUMMIT STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY Photo by Thiery Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Tende Tunnel Linking Roya Valley And Limone Inauguration

Italie, Limone, le 27 juin 2025 : inauguration du nouveau tunnel de Tende, liaison entre la vallÈe de la Roya dans les Alpes-Maritimes et l'Italie. Statuette de la vierge Marie ‡ l'entrÈe du tunnel cÙtÈ italien. attending the inauguration of the new Tende tunnel in Limone, Italy, Friday, June 27, 2025. The tunnel reconnects the Roya Valley in France’s Alpes-Maritimes region with Italy, restoring a key cross-border link severed since autumn 2020 by the devastating storm Alex. Photo by Boizet E/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) MARSEILLE, SHOP OF SOAPS FROM MARSEILLE NEAR THE OLD HARBOUR Photo by Philippe Royer/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to Occitanie 3

Météo-France issued an orange alert on Monday, May 19, for 11 southwestern French departments, including Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Dordogne, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège, Aude, and Cantal due to heavy rain and thunderstorms accompanied by severe hailstorms. 6-7 cm of hailstones were reported in the Haute-Garonne department in Occitanie.

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France: Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to Occitanie 4

Météo-France issued an orange alert on Monday, May 19, for 11 southwestern French departments, including Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Dordogne, Aveyron, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Ariège, Aude, and Cantal due to heavy rain and thunderstorms accompanied by severe hailstorms. 6-7 cm of hailstones were reported in the Haute-Garonne department in Occitanie.

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

The chapel Paolina of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. In the center: The Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ venerated by Pope Francis. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - Rome

The chapel Paolina of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. In the center: The Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ venerated by Pope Francis. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 6

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident. The River Mersey reached its highest levels in 66 years and burst its banks. Around 400 homes were evacuated, and 500 people, including asylum seekers, were rescued from the Britannia Country Park Hotel.

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no

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CERCA Procession - Calvi

29 March, 2024 - CORSICAN RELIGION - HOLY WEEK - In Calvi, the Cerca takes place on Good Friday morning from 9am. The reclining body of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, taken from the cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the upper town, are carried by the confreres of Saint-Antoine in their grey cape (tabbarinu). The procession, made up of members of the city's two brotherhoods (Saint Erasmus and Saint Anthony) accompanied by the faithful, descended from the Citadel to the church of Sainte-Marie-Majeure in the Lower Town, chanting the sacred laments along the way: Atto di Contrizione, A Notre Dame des Douleurs, Complainte à la Vierge, Passione, Implorations à la vierge des Douleurs, Psaume de la Pénitence, A la Gloire de Marie (Dio, vi salvi Regina), songs repeated on a sheet of paper given to most of the participants. The confreres did not form a spiral in the square in front of Santa Maria Maggiore, as they do during the Granitula, which takes place in the evening from 9.30pm and follows a shorter route, no