Iztapalapa Holy Week passion play

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The Iztapalapa Holy Week passion play is a massive annual religious reenactment of the Passion of Christ in Mexico City, renowned for its large-scale community participation and drawing millions of spectators and pilgrims.

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instanceOf Holy Week celebration
Passion play
religious event
attendance millions of spectators
audience local residents
pilgrims
tourists
basedOn New Testament
Passion of Christ
surface form: Passion of Jesus
country Mexico
culturalSignificance important element of Iztapalapa local identity
major public expression of popular Catholicism in Mexico City
endTime Resurrection Sunday
surface form: Easter Sunday
frequency annual
genre religious drama
street theatre
hasEffect increased religious tourism in Mexico City during Holy Week
temporary road closures in Iztapalapa
hasPart crucifixion scene
procession of Jesus carrying the cross
reenactment of the Last Supper
resurrection scene
trial of Jesus
language Spanish
locatedIn Iztapalapa NERFINISHED
Mexico City
Mexico City Metropolitan Area NERFINISHED
locationOfScene Cerro de la Estrella
mainDay Good Friday
mediaCoverage Mexican television
international news agencies
national newspapers in Mexico
notableFor drawing pilgrims from across Mexico
large-scale community participation
massive outdoor staging
use of hundreds of actors and extras
occursDuring Paschal Triduum
surface form: Easter Triduum

Holy Week
organizer local religious committees of Iztapalapa
parishes of Iztapalapa
participant Catholic lay actors
local residents of Iztapalapa
religion Roman Catholicism
significantPlace Cerro de la Estrella
Iztapalapa borough center NERFINISHED
startTime Palm Sunday
traditionSince 19th century
usesLocation Cerro de la Estrella National Park

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Iztapalapa hasEvent Iztapalapa Holy Week passion play