Editorial photo #12280760 Religion and Belief

Desolata In Canosa

Women veiled in black process through the streets of Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on April 19, 2025, as part of a symbolic rite of Holy Saturday. La Desolata is the symbolic procession of Holy Saturday in Canosa di Puglia, where 400 women veiled in black shout a hymn recounting the heartbreak of a mother whose son has died. (Photo by Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12280760
Date taken: 19 April 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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Women veiled black procession streets Canosa di Puglia symbolic rite Holy Saturday La Desolata symbolic procession hymn heartbreak mother son died Davide Pischettola NurPhoto 19 April 2025 tradition cultural event mourning ritual Italy religious ceremony grief lament community gathering annual observance local custom public event.