La Procession des Pénitents

The Procession of the Penitents, as it leaves from the church of Saint Jacques in Perpignan on Maundy Thursday, 22nd April, 1943. As every year since 1461, hooded penitents, sometimes barefoot, walk the streets of the old town in remembrance of the passion of Christ.



Year
1943
Type
Film
Length
00:05:02
Gauge
9,5mm, 9,5mm
Sound
Silent
Image
B&W
Genre
Amateur film
Theme
Sites and monuments, Society and traditions
Place
France > Perpignan
Film archive
Institut Jean Vigo