Mysteries of Trapani – Scinnute Calendar

Trapani Church of the Purgatory St. Francis of Assisi Street, Trapani, TP, Italy

March 7 to April 11, 2025 For 2025, the Lenten rites of "Scinnute" begin on Friday, MARCH 7. It is a ritual dating back to around 1600, which takes place on the six Fridays of Lent in the Purgatory Church. It currently consists of moving one or more Sacred Groups, adorned with flowers and silverware, […]

Good Friday in Trapani: The Procession of the Mysteries

Trapani Church of the Purgatory St. Francis of Assisi Street, Trapani, TP, Italy

It is repeated every year and great is the expectation in Trapani for Good Friday . The procession of the Mysteries,one of the most secular processions depicting the passion and death of Christ,whose protagonists are the 18 sculptural groups plus 2 simulacra,made of wood,cloth and glue between the 17th and 18th centuries by Trapani's master […]