Folklore And Tradition : Religion
THE PENITENTS' PARADE
© Raphaël Debruyn
- Opening periods
- Event planned for the month of March 2014
Dates and programme may be subject to change - Event planned for the month of March 2014
- Address:
7860 LESSINES - MAPS: Google Maps
Every year during the night of Good Friday a famous procession filled with mystery and mysticism takes place in Lessines. The penitents wearing frock and cowl and carrying a cross adorned with all the attributes of the Passion leave the church at dusk and walk through the dark streets. A group of children who advise people of the approaching procession with giant rattles precede the torchlit procession. The cortège then returns to the church for the symbolic burial. On coming out of the church, life is born from death, spring follows winter, and the shop windows are ablaze with the colours of Easter.
The procession starts in the St. Pierre church at dusk, around 9 pm.
Reservations
- tel. : +32 (0) 68 33 24 03
- fax : +32 (0) 68 33 36 90
Information
Tourist information on the town LESSINESVisit our partners' webpages
- Exhibition: L'Age de l'Eternité - The Age of Eternity
- Dour Music Festival
- Expo Renaissance 2.0 - Journey to the Origins of the Web
- Chamber Music Concerts at the Seneffe Castle Organgerie
- Ehibition - From the Nile to Alexandria: A History of Water
We are not responsible for any changes in dates and/or programmes. Please contact the organiser prior to departure.
