The Easter traditions in Southern Italy is characterized by the presence of numerous rites that, in the South of Italy, preserve deep and remote ties with ancient traditions. From Campania to Sicily, in fact, pilgrimages, processions and ancient and sometimes bloody rituals mark the days of Holy Week recalling and representing the death and resurrection of Christ.

An aspect common to the rites of Easter in the South are i “Mysteries“, representations rhythmic funeral marches and beating sounds, and rituals of mortification of the flesh, experienced directly by believers, that go to join the symbols of the Passion of Christ. Another is related to the sowing of wheat, the grains of which are placed in bowls in the churches to sprout.