Mompox under the purple moon: Holy Week that stops time

Between candles and silences, mumposinos relive a centuries-old tradition that beats on every cobbled street.

As soon as the last bell sounds after the evening Mass on Holy Thursday, according to popular belief, their journey to the "confession" in Rome begins. But the silence does not last long: already the next morning rattles and shouts ring through the streets. Children with wooden boxes, the "Klibberen", move from house to house and thus replace the muted church bells.