“Ecco gli uomini!” En_The Holy Week is one of the most well-known events in Francavilla Fontana (Br). While it is often described as folklore, “Ecce Homines” tells a deeper story of devotion, lived with profound faith and tradition on Good Friday. Brothers, sisters, and penitents, through prayer and great faith, prepare everything with painstaking care and continue to live this tradition in silence and devotion. Their fatigue, enduring harsh weather, walking barefoot, and carrying a heavy cross on their shoulders are acts of penance—ways to atone for their sins and to share in the suffering of Christ. “Behold the men!”
Ecce Homines
“Ecco gli uomini!” En_The Holy Week is one of the most well-known events in Francavilla Fontana (Br). While it is often described as folklore, “Ecce Homines” tells a deeper story of devotion, lived with profound faith and tradition on Good Friday. Brothers, sisters, and penitents, through prayer and great faith, prepare everything with painstaking care and continue to live this tradition in silence and devotion. Their fatigue, enduring harsh weather, walking barefoot, and carrying a heavy cross on their shoulders are acts of penance—ways to atone for their sins and to share in the suffering of Christ. “Behold the men!”