vol o ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁in ▁Italy , ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁state ▁of ▁P ern amb u co ▁uses ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁largest ▁open - air ▁the ater ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁figures ▁among ▁the ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁mystery ▁plays ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁cycle ▁of ▁dram atic ▁v ign ettes . ▁In ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁Myst ery ▁Pl ays ' ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Christ ' s ▁Pass ion , ▁specifically ▁his ▁hum ili ation ▁before ▁his ▁sentence ▁to ▁cru c if ix ion , ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁G osp els ▁concerning ▁the ▁physical ▁violence ▁visited ▁on ▁Jesus ▁during ▁his ▁trial ▁before ▁the ▁San hed rin , ▁and ▁the ▁hum ili ating ▁crow ning ▁of ▁th orn s ▁visited ▁upon ▁him ▁in ▁Pil ate ' s ▁palace ▁( or ▁by ▁Her od ' s ▁soldiers , ▁according ▁to ▁Luke ), ▁is ▁further ▁confused ▁by ▁showing ▁both ▁actions ▁as ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁je ering ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Process ions ▁on ▁Pal m ▁Sunday ▁commonly ▁re - en act ▁to ▁some ▁degree ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁Jesus ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁traditional ▁ones ▁often ▁using ▁special ▁wooden ▁don keys ▁on ▁whe els . ▁Holy ▁Week ▁in ▁Spain ▁retain s ▁more ▁traditional ▁public ▁process ions ▁than ▁other ▁countries , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁famous , ▁in ▁Se ville , ▁featuring ▁flo ats ▁with ▁car ved ▁table aux ▁showing ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁In ▁Latin ▁America ▁During ▁the ▁Pass ion ▁week ▁many ▁towns ▁in ▁Mexico