Holy Week in Delia

The one that comes to life Delia it is one of the most celebrations detailed ed intense of Holy Week which can be witnessed. Based on the staging of “mortorio” , runs throughout the week between Palm Sunday , Easter Sunday, with moments that have consolidated and progressively evolved throughout the three centuries of history that this calendar of events can boast, uniting faith e Folklore.

History of Holy Week in Delia

Although the celebration of Holy Week can be traced back to between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries, the first certain documented date is that of 1755: in that year, in fact, a bequest in favor of the creation of a new simulacrum of the Savior testifies to the existence of the celebrations.

Founded on the tradition of the "mortorio", the sacred representations were based on “The ransom of Adam in the death of Jesus Christ” by Philip Orioles. Initially carried out entirely in a single day, over time they gradually took onwhole week, along a calendar consolidated in seeds .

This is thanks to the "Pro Mortorio and Holy Week Committee" (recently become "Associazione Settimana Santa Delia") which, on the initiative of Prof. Pasquale Caramanna, systematized the organization of the celebrations, expanding them with further scenes and renewing the costume park, thanks to meticulous and careful historical research.

When Holy Week takes place in Delia

Everyday, starting from Palm Sunday until reaching Easter Sunday, sees the unfolding of scenes and events of the Holy Week in Delia. Faith, tradition and folklore they join together in all the events that characterize the entire week.

Where Holy Week takes place in Delia

Se Mother square , Mother Church of Santa Maria di Loreto they are the fulcrum of the celebrations, the whole territory of Delia is involved in the celebrations of Holy Week, making the city an authentic open-air theater in which to relive the scenes of the passion and resurrection of Christ, together with ancient local traditions.

What to do during Holy Week in Delia

The characteristics of Holy Week in Delia make it unique occasion to experience the city in all its aspects, immersed in the warm spring climate. Take advantage of the various moments, “He complains about them” (the laments), the falls of Christ, the “Scinnenza” (descent from the cross), and the emotion of "Encounter" between the Risen Christ and the Madonna, is the best way to get to know, admire and contemplate the beauties and typical features of Delia, from architecture to gastronomy, immersed in the Story and in culture of More authentic Sicily.

How to get to Holy Week in Delia

Reaching Delia for Holy Week with your own or rental car is easy: the city is crossed by ss 190, connecting the neighbor Canicattì e Gela. Also very closehighway A19, which joins Palermo e Catania, with an output at Caltanissetta.

The same travel routes are used by the bus lines that reach the city. For those arriving in Sicily by plane, the nearest airport isPio La Torre airport in Comiso, just over 100 kilometers away. At about 135 kilometers here is theVincenzo Bellini Airport of Catania, while the ports of call in western Sicily are further away: thePalermo Falcone e Borsellino Airport is 185 kilometers away, while theTrapani Vincenzo Florio Airport it is almost 220 kilometers from Delia.