US EditionIztapalapa’s 183-Year-Old Annual Passion Play Returns with Its New UNESCO World Heritage Status
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The 183rd edition of the representation of the viacrucis has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UN and UNESCO
Thousands attend the viacrucis in Iztapalapa; they report closures and tension before the event.
Iztapalapa’s 183-year-old annual Passion Play returns with its new UNESCO World Heritage status
Mexico City’s biggest borough turned into a vast open-air stage Friday as Iztapalapa held its famous Passion Play for the first time since winning UNESCO recognition as a piece of world cultural heritage. “It feels different this year,” local resident Juan López commented. “There are more people coming from outside, as if the news has opened the door to the world.” The play depicts the passion of Christ, including his bearing of the cross before…
This tradition was born in 1833 as a community vote to call for an end to an epidemic of cholera that decimated the population.
Mexico City, Mexico. The mayor's office of Iztapalapa, Mexico City's most populous city, lived on Friday its 183rd edition of viacrucis, one of the most special in its history since UNESCO declared this religious expression, one of the most important in the country, as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Iztapalapa celebrates recognition of Unesco and community tradition From the morning, the streets of Iztapalapa (1.83 million inhabit…
This Good Friday, millions of national and international tourists, faithful and curious, come to Iztapalapa to witness the climax of the Representation of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ: the viacrucis and the crucifixion in Cerro de la Estrella.This is the first time in almost 200 years, which this traditional staging takes place after being recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO…
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