Semana Santa
SEMANA SANTA
Each year, Larantuka celebrates the Holy week known as ‘Semana
Santa’. It is held during the week before Easter Sunday. All along the Holy
week, Catholic pilgrims from Flores and all over Indonesia flooded the tranquil
city of Larantuka.
The prayers center around two religious icons. They are the statue
of Jesus Christ (locally known as Tuan Ana), and the Virgin Mary (Localy known
as Tuan Ma). The statues were brought to Larantuka by Portuguese missionaries
Gaspar do Espírito Santo and Agostinho de Madalena in the 16th century. These
statues are presented to the public only during Easter and are kept out-of-view
for the rest of the year.
The procession of Semana Santa begins with Rabu Trewa or the
Shackled Wednesday, which devotees gather to pray in the chapel, remembering
the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot. It is the time mourning; a time when
it drowns into solemnity and reflection for the purification of the soul.
Followed by Maundy Thursday, devotees enact the tikam turo ritual in preparing
the route for the following day’s seven kilometer procession by planting
candles along the route.
The pinnacle of the rituals falls on Good Friday or the Sesta
Vera. The door of the chapel of Tuan Ma and Tuan Ana (Jesus and the Virgin
Mary) opens at ten o’clock in the morning. The statue of Tuan Ma (Maria), Tuan
Ana (Jesus) and Meninho (baby Jesus) lead the procession.
The procession started and end at the Katedral Reinha Rosary. The
parade draws a huge number of mass who makes stops in a number if points where
scenes of the history of Jesus is theatrically performed as a commemoration in
the event. The Sabtu Santo (Holy Saturday) and the Minggu Paskah (Easter
Sunday) follow the next days, pointing the end of the entire Easter week
procession.
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