The staging of the last moments in the life of Jesus is one of the most representative exercises of Holy Week.

Involving young people helps to evangelize in times as complex as the one we live in. Today we will talk about five striking Stations of the Cross that are famous in the world

1. Submarine Stations of the Cross

According to La Sexta, the Station of the Cross in Puerto Madryn in Argentina is unique: because it is under water.

In it, a group of divers carry the cross underwater.

How is it developing? The Chubut Patagonia site says the experience “starts in the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús parish, in front of Plaza San Martín to go through the first eight stations in different parts of the city, until it reaches Comandante Luis Piedra Buena Dock.

There, the 4-meter high cross lies in the sea and continues from there, with the remaining underwater stations formed along 500 meters under water, eight meters deep.

It is a priest who prays and narrates the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ through a hydrophone, while professional divers carry the cross.

As the sun sets, people begin to light candles and the light emanating from the cross is projected from the sea.

The Via Crucis ends with the departure of the priest and the divers carrying the cross to the shore, where they are received by the community, the municipal and parish choir, singing a repertoire of allusive songs next to a large bonfire.

2. The Longest Stations of the Cross

It is the one in Formosa, Argentina, it takes place on a route of 501 kilometers and some people travel it by bicycle.

It was born in 1997 on the initiative of Monsignor Pacífico Scozzina and has since been promoted by a growing number of followers.

This Way of the Cross is officially recognized as the longest in the world by the Guinness Book of Records. It crosses the width of the whole province and ends at the border with the province of Salta.

Cyclopilgrims joined this Via Crucis in 2008

At the end of the route, the government of Formosa explains, is the Parque del Vía Crucis Formoseño. It has images of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of Formosa. Also of the Virgin of the Miracle Patron Saint of Salta and the Virgin of Luján Patron Saint of Argentina.

3. In Mexico is the most famous

The Holy Week Representation in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, is Mexico’s Intangible Cultural Heritage and is preparing to be recognized by Unesco.

“This year marks the 180th anniversary of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ, a tradition with Cerro de la Estrella as one of the main settings,” said Milenio.

That year, 24-year-old David Uriel will personify Jesus and carry the cross that weighs 200 pounds.

According to oral tradition in Iztapalapa, referred to as El País, this representation originated in 1833, when the inhabitants went to the Lord of the Cave, a statue of the crucified Jesus from Oaxaca, to ask for the end of a cholera epidemic that had ravaged the community decimated. . In exchange for his favor, the inhabitants have been recreating the Passion every year since 1843.

The Way of the Cross that Iztapalapa will cover covers eight kilometers and goes through the eight neighbourhoods. It should be noted that only from the Macroplaza to Cerro de la Estrella there are more than 10 kilometers, Infobae reported.

4. The one from the Philippines impresses

In this, it is performed by the so-called penitents, who “imitate the sufferings of Christ, dragging heavy crosses, with bloody hands and knees,” CNN described in Spanish a few years ago.

The penitents have a crown of thorns and nails placed on them at their crucifixion.

5. The highest comes from Peru

It takes place in Huancavelica and is celebrated at an altitude of 4000 meters, making it the highest in the world.