Holy Week in Burgio

The Holy Week of Burgio is an event aimed at involving the entire community every year, which is committed with all its strength to keep alive the local traditions .
It includes the blessing of the palms, the procession with the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows , the Good Friday processions plus the meeting between the Virgin Mary and the Risen Christ on Easter Sunday.
This last event is known by the dialect term Ncontru.

History of Holy Week in Burgio

Burgio is a place that boasts a very rich and ancient history, but unfortunately there are no reliable and certain sources regarding the date of its foundation.
Given the large number of churches and sacred buildings, it is natural to take religious devotion for granted for several centuries.

When does Holy Week take place?

Holy Week takes place during Easter week.
Therefore the dates change from year to year, just like the aforementioned anniversary.

Where the Holy Week of Burgio takes place

Holy Week in Burgio takes place in the municipality of the same name located in the province of Agrigento .

What to do during Holy Week in Burgio

If you decide to take part in Holy Week in Burgio, you absolutely cannot miss the exciting and spectacular events processions , starting from the one in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows which precedes Palm Sunday.
The statue of Mary is in fact carried through the streets of the town up to the Mother Church, where it will remain until the following day.

Good Friday then envisages a succession of processions and rites that continue until the end of the day, just think of the meditation on the Seven Words spoken by Jesus on the cross before he died, which are followed by the Parrini's Littichedda , Littichedda of the Brothers, that is, two processions led by two brotherhoods, whose members carry the Dead Christ placed above a small urn.

Also worthy of mention is the procession directed towards Calvary, a place located near the Saracen castle, where the Crucifixion will take place. The faithful, in order to symbolize the pain of mourning, carry the urn of the holy man on their shoulders.

In the afternoon the procession begins, made up of people who carry in their hands the paramites , or a kind of candles composed of wood and tissue paper of different colors that reproduce crosses, stars and various other geometric figures.

This phase of the event culminates with the evening procession followed by careless in Piazza Umberto I.
The carcucciuliata is a large table where it will be possible to taste fried sardines, boiled potatoes, artichokes and other local gastronomic specialities.

Speaking instead of Easter Sunday, it is the day of the famous Ncontru, always in Piazza Umberto I.
The happy event is announced with the bells that ring during the early hours of the morning and lasts until late in the evening, when you can admire a fireworks display ready to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

Holy Week in Burgio how to get there

Burgio is about an hour's drive from Agrigento and this vehicle is without a doubt the quickest and most convenient solution to reach the Municipality.

In this case it is necessary to go through the Highway 115 .