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The Holy Week processions in Mendrisio, a UNESCO World Heritage, represent the Passion of Christ and are bearers of a living tradition that, passed down from generation to generation, is expressed in particular through the creation of street lamps…

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Abraham banishing Agar and Ishmael from the village

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Judith just before she kills Holophernes: she has a sword in her hand, and Holophernes is sleeping on the bed behind her

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Abraham banishing Agar and Ishmael from the village

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Judith just before she kills Holophernes: she has a sword in her hand, and Holophernes is sleeping on the bed behind her

Illustration from the book "History of Costumes of Peoples Throughout the Centuries" by Paolo Lorenzini, Nerbini Publishing House, Florence, 1934. Statue of the deceased person on an Etruscan cinerary urn

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Joseph being sold by his brother. In the background, a desertic landscape

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Christ letting small children get close to him while being surrounded by mothers and a disciple

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Joseph being sold by his brother. In the background, a desertic landscape

Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Christ letting small children get close to him while being surrounded by mothers and a disciple