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30 March 2024

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was converted to black and white) Women are singing with their faces covered during the procession for the Madonna Desolata in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on March 30, 2024. The procession, which brings life to the streets of Canosa di Puglia from the early hours of Holy Saturday, is a true performance. Approximately 400 women are participating, all dressed in black with their faces covered, creating an atmosphere that is both intense and emotional. The organization of the event and the large number of visitors it draws from across Apulia and beyond make the Desolata one of the most evocative and participatory Holy Week rites.

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30 March 2024

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was converted to black and white) Women are singing with their faces covered during the procession for the Madonna Desolata in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on March 30, 2024. The procession, which brings life to the streets of Canosa di Puglia from the early hours of Holy Saturday, is a true performance. Approximately 400 women are participating, all dressed in black with their faces covered, creating an atmosphere that is both intense and emotional. The organization of the event and the large number of visitors it draws from across Apulia and beyond make the Desolata one of the most evocative and participatory Holy Week rites.

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30 March 2024

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was converted to black and white) Women are singing with their faces covered during the procession for the Madonna Desolata in Canosa di Puglia, Italy, on March 30, 2024. The procession, which brings life to the streets of Canosa di Puglia from the early hours of Holy Saturday, is a true performance. Approximately 400 women are participating, all dressed in black with their faces covered, creating an atmosphere that is both intense and emotional. The organization of the event and the large number of visitors it draws from across Apulia and beyond make the Desolata one of the most evocative and participatory Holy Week rites.

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10 April 2023

People wearing white costume with hood and bringing torches walking barefoot during Good Friday procession in Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, on April 7, 2023. Pienza “Processione degli scalzi” procession is considered among most emotional and evocative Easter Dead Christ processions.

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10 April 2023

People wearing white costume with hood and bringing torches walking barefoot during Good Friday procession in Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, on April 7, 2023. Pienza “Processione degli scalzi” procession is considered among most emotional and evocative Easter Dead Christ processions.

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered sing the heartbreaking hymn to the Madonna Desolata in front of the Church of SS. Francis and Biagio in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered sing the heartbreaking hymn to the Madonna Desolata in front of the Church of SS. Francis and Biagio in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered sing the heartbreaking hymn to the Madonna Desolata in front of the Church of SS. Francis and Biagio in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered sing the heartbreaking hymn to the Madonna Desolata in front of the Church of SS. Francis and Biagio in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Children in typical dresses in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Children in typical dresses in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

The statue of Our Lady Desolate in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

Three hundred women dressed in black with their faces covered in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

The statue of Our Lady Desolate in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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8 April 2023

The statue of Our Lady Desolate in procession in Canosa di Puglia, April 8, 2023. In Canosa di Puglia, Holy Saturday ends with the procession of the ''Desolate,'' accompanied by a heartbreaking and typical hymn sung by more than three hundred girls with their faces covered by a black veil. Some even barefoot. The simulacrum of the Holy Virgin Desolate, venerated in the church of Saints Francis and Blaise, is carried in procession in an evocative and enthralling setting that makes it unique not only in North Barese

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