Good Friday in Enna!

The rites of Holy Week date from the Spanish domination of the 15th to 17th centuries when the various fraternities of artisans and artists were authorized to form religious organizations.



They were given precise rules and privileges from the Spanish rulers to look after the sick, poor and unfortunate.



Today, 15 of the original 34 confraternites still exist and animate Holy Week in Enna. The members are no longer miners or farmers, but lawyers, doctors etc. and only, only men.


Good Friday sees all 2000 members of the confraternties march in complete silence and sadness back to the cathedral through nearly all the streets of Enna.