TRADITIONS IN SARDINIA>THE HOLY WEEK IN ALGHERO 

The deepest silence
Broken only by chanting choirs
Through the old city, at night,
The death of Christ is re-enacted.
A unique, emotive and sad ritual.
Typically Catalan in feel and presentation.

• RITES 
  the procession, the missa fugi-fugi,
  the desclavement celebration
• PROTAGONISTS 
  Jerman Blancs and San Christus:
  evocative Catalan traditions
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS 
  many events during the week
• ORIGINS AND MEANINGS 
  charming rituals and ancient dramas
• CURIOSITIES 
  the mysterious legend of a washed
  away box

texts Grazia Villani
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