, ▁so ▁that ▁in ▁ 7 ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁every ▁one ▁would ▁return ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁starting ▁point . ▁ ▁Every ▁process ion ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁cross b ear er ▁carrying ▁a ▁cross . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁cross b ear er ▁is ▁an ▁imm ens ely ▁big ▁honor ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁is ▁determined ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁in ▁advance . ▁The ▁cross b ear er ▁goes ▁in ▁the ▁accompan iment ▁of ▁help ers , ▁two ▁follow ers ▁that ▁carry ▁the ▁big ▁cand le ▁hold ers , ▁two ▁lead ▁sing ers ▁and ▁several ▁respond ers ▁that ▁sing ▁the ▁G osp in ▁pla č . ▁All ▁are ▁dressed ▁in ▁formal ▁su its ▁– ▁white ▁brother hood ▁tun ics . ▁By ▁number , ▁the ▁biggest ▁one ▁is ▁the ▁Process ion ▁of ▁J els a , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pil gr ims ▁can ▁sur pass ▁one ▁thousand . ▁O thers ▁are ▁significantly ▁smaller , ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁Pit ve ▁can ▁sur pass ▁one ▁hundred ▁pil gr ims . ▁The ▁Process ion ▁of ▁J els a ▁is ▁also ▁specific ▁after ▁the ▁custom ▁that ▁the ▁cross b ear er ▁runs ▁across ▁the ▁last ▁hundred ▁meters ▁of ▁the ▁way ! ▁ ▁Pass ing ▁through ▁all ▁six ▁villages ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁process ion , ▁the ▁participants ▁show ▁their ▁p iety ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁churches ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁The ▁priest ▁in ▁every ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁bl esses ▁the ▁cross b ear er ▁and ▁encourag es ▁him , ▁and