Editorial photo #12280766 Religion and Belief

Desolata In Canosa

Bearers of the Statue of the Desolata process through the streets of Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on April 19, 2025, in 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: #12280766
Date taken: 19 April 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto
Category: Religion and Belief

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