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Religious Parades and Traditions

Vibrant processions featuring traditional attire, ceremonial acts, and community gatherings across Europe, celebrating various religious customs.

High priests, wedding procession of the "Landshut Wedding", historic center, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
High priests, wedding procession of the "Landshut Wedding", historic center, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Traditional blood ride with 2200 riders and horses in honour of a blood relic, Catholic, largest equestrian procession in Europe, Upper Swabia, Weingarten, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, EuropeAnnual swearing-in ceremony for the new papal Swiss Guards, Vatican City.BRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform an historical reenactment and dramatizations of Biblical events. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, Werdenfels, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, district Partenkirchen, national costume parade in the Sebastian chapel,Lining up outside the Mary Immaculate parish church in Weerberg village, riflemen in traditional clothing, celebrate Herz-Jesu.; Austria.Pilgrimage to St. Koloman near Fuessen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeHigh priests, wedding procession of the "Landshut Wedding", historic center, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeBulgaria, Central Mountains, Kazanlak, Kazanlak Rose Festival, town produces 60 percent of the world's rose oil, musician in traditional costume04/20/2014. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain. Plaza de los Santos Ninos. Easter week. Easter Sunday procession. Our Lady of health and our father Jesus Resurrected. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc.Miners pay their respects on the SchlossplatzCroatia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik. Folk dancers in traditional costumes.Romania, Alba Julia City, Alba Julia Citadel, Parade, Reintregirii Neamului CathedralAnnual traditional St. Ulrich's ride from Steingaden to the Kreuzbergkirche (church),Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcadesSt. George´s Day Celebrations in 2010, London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeMiners pay their respects on the SchlossplatzEaster in Hollokoe, a UNESCO world heritage site in Hungary, is celebrated with Mass, a procession, and the famous dousing of unmarried girls with buckets of water.Germany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, chapel, drummer,Lu bove finto' The fake bull. Offida. Marche. ItalySwiss Guards in traditional livery uniform at the Vatican, Vatican CityThe so-called Bergstreittag is a beautiful centuries-old tradition and is celebrated on 22 July, the church memorial day and former feast day of Mary Magdalene in Schneeberg. The four quarterly sermons introduced in 1649 remained in place until 1845. These sermons were then abolished in favour of a single day, 22 July, which fell on Mary Magdalene. The Freiberg Mining Office recommended that this day should be celebrated with a festival and a mountain parade. In 1846, the Royal Ministry of Finance issued a decree to celebrate St Mary Magdalene's Day with a sermon and a magnificent mountain procession. The last major procession took place in July 1913. The First World War put an end to these processions. The tradition was not revived until July 1933, 528th Bergstreittag, church service in St Wolfgang's Church, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany, EuropeBelgium, Bruges, Procession of the Holy Blood, people,Romania, Transylvania, Carpathian Mountains, North Bucovina. Children traditionally dressed for seasonal festival. (Editorial Use Only)Hallia Venezia masks costumes carnival costume carnival travel photo travel photography worth seeing sight atmosphere atmospheric historical carnival Schwaebisch HallCórdoba, 03/29/2018. Holy Week, Holy Thursday. Procession of the brotherhood of Charity. Photo: Álvaro Carmona Archcor.edieval Themed Wedding Texas Renaissance Festival AttireBRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform dramatizations of Biblical events, King David character. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, EuropeArchers leaving the shrine of Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, AsiaGood friday procession, vertova, Italybendicion de los animales de Sant Antoni,patron de los animales domesticos,Llucmajor, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.Bavaria, customs, traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional traditional costume, Trachtler, bandGermany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, chapel, drummer procession,Procession from Panschwitz Kuckau to Hoeflein, Raeckelwitz to Crostwitz. Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcades. Entrance at Raeckelwitz CastleThe Sartiglia. 'Su Componidori' Crosses the Sword with 'Su Segundu'. Oristano. Sardinia. ItalyHistorical Parade of the Cavalcade of the Assumption. Fermo. MarcheSupporters of Charles Edward Stuart better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie around their colours at a reenactment of the Jacobite rising of 1745.The pageant of the Golden Tree. Bruges. Belgium.Korea,Seoul,Deoksugung Palace,Changing of the Guard CeremonyThe so-called Bergstreittag is a beautiful centuries-old tradition and is celebrated on 22 July, the church memorial day and former feast day of Mary Magdalene in Schneeberg. The four quarterly sermons introduced in 1649 remained in place until 1845. These sermons were then abolished in favour of a single day, 22 July, which fell on Mary Magdalene. The Freiberg Mining Office recommended that this day should be celebrated with a festival and a mountain parade. In 1846, the Royal Ministry of Finance issued a decree to celebrate St Mary Magdalene's Day with a sermon and a magnificent mountain procession. The last major procession took place in July 1913. The First World War put an end to these processions. The tradition was not revived until July 1933, 528th Bergstreittag, church service in St Wolfgang's Church, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany, EuropeMedieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,Everyday life in 1470 at Kriebstein CastleMusicians of the Niklasreuth brassband wearing traditional costumes at the Alt-Schliersee churchday, Lake Schliersee, Upper Bavaria, Germany, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, chapel, the brass player,Donation of the Holy Thorn. Montone. Umbria. ItalyGood Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, traditions, chapel, to erect a maypoleParticipant in Croatian national costume from the village Habjanovci, during the Dakovacki vezovi (Dakovo Summer Festival) in Dakovo, CroatiaGroup of Tlingit women and children dressed in traditional regalia and button blankets sing tribal songs to the beat of hand drums while walking towards a totem pole raising ceremonyTraditional Georgiritt at Hub-chapel, Penzberg, Upper Bavaria, GermanyValladolid, 03/29/2015. Holy Week, Palm Sunday. Procession of the Borriquilla. Photo: Fernando Blanco. ARCHDC.Germany, Bavaria, traditions, chapel, to erect a maypoleEvery year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcadesPilgrimage, Georgiritt, Traunstein, EttendorfBRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform an historical reenactment and dramatizations of Biblical events. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, EuropeThanksgiving procession on the way to a chapel in Ramsau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeCowbell ringers in Traditional Alpine Costume at the Unspunnen Bicentenary Festival, Interlaken, Jungfrau Region, SwitzerlandMiners pay their respects on the SchlossplatzFeast of Corpus Christi procession in Gmund at Tegernsee lake, Upper Bavaria GermanyMedieval Musicians, Imperial City Festival Rothenburg 2011, historic Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, traditions, chapel, to erect a maypoleCOFRADIA DE LA MACARENA-SOLDADOS ROMANOS DEL PASO DE JESUS Y MUSICOS - FOTO AíOS 90. Location: PROCESION DE SEMANA SANTA AíOS 90. Sevilla. Seville. ESPAíA.Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcadesBRUGES, BELGIUM, MAY 17: Annual Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day. Locals perform an historical reenactment and dramatizations of Biblical events. May 17, 2012 in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, EuropeLow angle view of the Maypole, Bavaria, GermanyAustria, Tyrol, Ötztal Alps, Corpus Christi procession in Niederthai, Schützenkompanie, procession of drummers / TrommlerzugCorpus Christi procession, Riflemans, traditional costumes, woolen socks and gunsBelgium, Bruges, Procession of the Holy Blood, people,Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcadesDedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participatingProcession from Panschwitz Kuckau to Hoeflein, Raeckelwitz to Crostwitz. Every year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcades. Entrance at Raeckelwitz CastleBrandishing swords, battle between Moors and Christians, patron saint festival, Pollença, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe.Religion, Corpus Christi Procession, Ballydehob Co CorkDetail of original Scottish kilts, during Highlands gamesHoly Mass for the swearing-in of the new Pontifical Swiss Guard in May 2023, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, ItalyMonday, May 6, 2023. Tthe Holy Mass for the swearing-in of the new Pontifical Swiss Guard in Saint Peter's Basilica.Miners pay their respects on the SchlossplatzDedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participatingMiao men blowing Sheng, traditional bamboo musical instrument, Guizhou Province, China (MR)New Mexico, Santa Fe. FiestaFrance, Gironde, Saint Emilion, Celebrations of the 20th anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Listing, parade of the Compagnie des Jurats (brotherhood of Saint Emilion Wines)SPAIN - Castille - La Mancha - ALBACETE. Tobarra; "tamborada" (big drum procession) at the Holy Week / Semana Santa09/20/2002. Madrid, 9-21-02 Moors and Christians parade. Photo: Ángel de Antonio.Cowbells, Alpine herdsmen, Alpine shepherdess, cattle seperation, Almabtrieb, road, Wertach, Allgaeu Alps, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeAnnual Roma pilgrimage at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. The statue of Sara, carried by the Gypsies to the sea, symbolizes the waiting for and welcome of the Saints Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome. Gardians, the local bull shepherds, wait on horseback for the beginning of the procession and accompany the sculpture of Sara the Black all the way to the sea.Family looking at angels and Santa Claus in snowKnight's festival, Castle Oberkapfenberg, Kapfenberg, Styria, Austria, EuropeNimbschen MonasterySettlers' procession at Albrechtsburg CastleThe persecution of Jesus was re-enacted during the 48th Annual Via Crucis, Living Way of the Cross, held on Good Friday, in Chicago's Pilsen neighbourhood. This reenactment of the 14 Stations of the Cross draws thousands each year to witness the solemn tradition. Chicago, USA.Medieval festival, Rheine, Bentlage, Lower Saxony, Germany, EuropePilgrimage to St. Koloman near Fuessen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europeseafaring procession of the Virgin of Carmen, Portinatx, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain.Bavaria, traditional costumes, folklore, tradition, customs, Corpus Christi procession, mountain panorama, Zugspitze group, Werdenfels, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, spring road, historic, decoratedLuther's wedding in Luther city WittenbergKoetztinger Pfingstritt, one of the largest mounted religious processions in Europe, at Pentecost, Bad Koetzting, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, EuropeDetail of original Scottish kilts, during Highlands gamesLeonhardifahrt (pilgrimage) in Benediktbeuren, Upper Bavaria, Germany,Guards outside the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Plaza Murillo, La Paz, BoliviaEvery year at Easter there are about 5 processions in Lusatia, each with about 200 riders. The Catholic Church continues old Sorbian rites here. Thousands of spectators watch the impressive cavalcadesA group of traditionally dressed men taking part in the Madonna di Montserrat procession in Tratalias Vecchio. Tratalias Sardinia Italy FB_2024_1837