Taranto has staged a Procession of the Mysteries every Good Friday since ancient times. Renowned for its costumes and solemnity, its rituals are rooted deeply in time. Every church holds a service to commemorate Christ's death, but the Procession of the Mysteries starts from the Church of Mount Carmel, where six sacred statues begin a slow, swaying march through the streets, carried by bearers in long hooded robes of either black or white cloth. These represent Taranto's two confraternities or 'perdune', and they are accompanied by a uniformed escort. The procession stops to kneel before the holy sepulchres in tribute to the penitents of old. The following day is one of pensiveness and meditation, with church bells tolling to signify the resurrection.

Times
Usually early evening.