Fogaréu Procession; understand tradition during Holy Week

Recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Bahia since 2019, the Fogaréu Procession moved the Catholic community of Serrinha and the surrounding region, in northeastern Bahia, on the evening of last Thursday (17), maintaining a tradition that will be 95 years old in 2025. Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues participated in the traditional Mass of the Lord's Supper, at the Senhora Sant'Ana Cathedral and accompanied the procession, marking Holy Week in…

The Procession of the Lord of Mercy, also known as the Procession of the Fogaréus, returns to the streets of Chamusca this Friday, at 9:30 pm, announced the municipality. The celebrations of this day begin at 3 pm with the Celebration of the Passion and Death of the Lord and Adoration of the Cross, in the Main Church, followed by the Descent of the Lord [...] The content Chamusca celebrates Holy Week with procession and masses appears first in M…

This Thursday (17th) the traditional Campfire Procession will take place, one of the events that are part of the Catholic Holy Week calendar. The Celebration commemorates the arrest of Jesus Christ by Roman soldiers. In Brazil, the highlight is the city of Serrinha, in the interior of Bahia and in Goiás. The celebration was introduced in Brazil in 1745 by the Spanish priest João Perestrello de Vasconcelos Spíndola. Initially, only men participat…