EASTER HOLIDAYS: GRANITOLA AND CHRIST KING PROCESSIONS +Added to my favoriteItem already present

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On the evening of Maundy Thursday, the "Granitola" ceremony takes place, a procession in the shape of a snail that winds up and down in a slow movement.
On the evening of Good Friday, Christ and Mary are borne in a candlelit procession through the streets of the old town. Corte is the only town in Corsica where Christ is venerated in the form of a recumbent statue carried on a stretcher by penitents.

Easter ceremonies: Programme
- Sunday 5 April - 10.00am: Blessing of the branches, Place St Théophile. Mass at 10.30am in the Church of the Annunciation.
- Maundy Thursday - 6.00pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper in the Church of the Annunciation.
- Good Friday - 3pm: Way of the Cross at the Annunciation followed by the crucifixion of Christ - 6pm: Office of the Passion and unveiling of the cross at the Annunciation - 9pm: Departure of the procession at the Annunciation.
- Holy Saturday -21:00: Easter Vigil and Mass of the Resurrection.
- Easter Sunday -10:30am: Solemn Mass of the Holy Day of Easter at the Annunciation.