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Good Friday Procession in Rome
 
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When:  Apr 22,  2011

Where:  From the Coliseum to Palatine hill, Rome, Italy



Once a year, Rome holds a unique impressive parade, with the participation of the POP. The parade which takes place on Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), attracts thousands of people from all over the world. The traditional procession is accompanied by thousands of believers who light its way with torches.

The parade stops 14 times on its way, to present the crucified march of Jesus from his death sentence to his burial. The POP, carrying a wooden cross, holds a ceremony of short pray in every stop. The parade starts its way from the Coliseum to Palatine hill, the central hill of the Seven Hills of Rome.

The procession show, the thousands of people with torches and the ceremonies in all the 14 stops, leave the visitor with strong impression and imposing visual experience.
 

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Please note that the details of the event are subject to change. We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers before making any travel arrangements.


Event related information:

Links: Turismo Roma

   
Contact:
turismo@comune.roma.it
Comune di Roma
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1
00186 Roma
Ufficio turismo
Via Leopardi 24
00185 Roma
   
Admission fee: Free











background and overview:

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His disastrous alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy was a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north.

[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
 

Italy

Location: Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia.
Languages:
Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area).
Climate:
Predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south.
Capital:
Rome
Time Zone:
UTC+1 (Summer UTC+2)
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR)
Call Code:
+39
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz
Tourist office:
Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo (ENIT), Or Rome Tourist office Phone: +39 06 67104526
Tourist website:
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