Semana Santa in Popayán

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ
religious celebration ⓘ
attracts international tourists ⓘ
national tourists ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
celebratedDuring Holy Week ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalSignificance important expression of Catholic devotion ⓘ
major religious event in Colombia ⓘ
major tourist attraction ⓘ
symbol of Popayán’s identity ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
endsOn Easter Sunday ⓘ
linked to: Easter Day
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 ⓘ
Cauca Department ⓘ
Popayán ⓘ
mainCity Popayán ⓘ
organisedBy Catholic Church in Popayán ⓘ
linked to: Popayán Cathedral

religious brotherhoods ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region Latin America ⓘ
relatedTo Holy Week in Seville ⓘ
other Holy Week processions in Colombia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
startsOn Palm Sunday ⓘ
traditionSince colonial period ⓘ
UNESCOList Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ

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Popayán → hasReligiousEvent → Semana Santa in Popayán ⓘ
Popayán → unescoIntangibleHeritage → Holy Week processions in Popayán ⓘ
linked to: Semana Santa in Popayán
La Ciudad Blanca → relatedTo → Semana Santa in Popayán ⓘ
Festival de Música Religiosa de Popayán → associatedWith → Semana Santa de Popayán ⓘ
linked to: Semana Santa in Popayán
Festival de Música Religiosa de Popayán → partOf → Holy Week celebrations in Popayán ⓘ
linked to: Semana Santa in Popayán