Semana Santa in Popayán

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intangible cultural heritage element religious celebration

Semana Santa in Popayán is a renowned Holy Week celebration in Colombia, famous for its elaborate religious processions, colonial traditions, and recognition by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Holy Week processions in Popayán 1
Semana Santa in Popayán canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ
religious celebration ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ
national tourists ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
celebratedDuring Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important expression of Catholic devotion ⓘ
major religious event in Colombia ⓘ
major tourist attraction ⓘ
symbol of Popayán’s identity ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
endsOn Easter Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresElement candles and lanterns ⓘ
incense ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
featuresEvent procession of Good Friday ⓘ
procession of Holy Saturday ⓘ
procession of Holy Thursday ⓘ
heritageType intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
historicalOrigin Spanish colonial religious traditions ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2009 ⓘ
knownFor baroque religious art ⓘ
colonial traditions ⓘ
colonial-era streets and architecture as setting ⓘ
elaborate floats ⓘ
night processions ⓘ
participation of lay brotherhoods ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ
sacred images ⓘ
use of wooden platforms (andas) ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cauca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCity Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ
organisedBy Catholic Church in Popayán NERFINISHED ⓘ
religious brotherhoods ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region Latin America ⓘ
relatedTo Holy Week in Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ
other Holy Week processions in Colombia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
startsOn Palm Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionSince colonial period ⓘ
UNESCOList Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Popayán → hasReligiousEvent → Semana Santa in Popayán ⓘ
Popayán → unescoIntangibleHeritage → Semana Santa in Popayán ⓘ
this entity surface form: Holy Week processions in Popayán