▁night ▁process ion ▁that ▁happens ▁every ▁Mau nd y ▁Th urs day ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁H var , ▁Cro atia . ▁The ▁event ▁has ▁centuries ▁of ▁tradition ▁and ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁Int ang ible ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁List s . ▁ ▁The ▁process ion ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁ceremony ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁p iety , ▁and ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁and ▁cultural ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁H var ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁for ▁five ▁centuries . ▁Their ▁ 8 - hour ▁duration , ▁in ▁which ▁everyone ▁passes ▁ 2 5   km ▁is ▁also ▁notable , ▁as ▁is ▁its ▁stress ▁for ▁its ▁passion ▁play ▁content . ▁The ▁back bone ▁of ▁the ▁process ion ▁is ▁the ▁G osp in ▁pla č ▁ ▁( C ro at ian : ▁We eping ▁of ▁the ▁Lady ), ▁oct os yll ab ic ▁Pass ion ▁text ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁music ▁Dialog ▁sing ▁chosen ▁sing ers , ▁k ant ad uri ▁. ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁process ion ▁Za ▁k ri žen ▁every ▁year ▁starts ▁at ▁exactly ▁at ▁ 2 2 ▁hours ▁so ▁that ▁six ▁Process ions ▁start ▁simultaneously ▁from ▁six ▁Par ish ▁churches ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁in ▁villages ▁V r ban j , ▁V rb os ka , ▁J els a , ▁Pit ve , ▁V ris nik ▁and ▁S vir če . ▁Every ▁Process ion ▁revol ves ▁in ▁that ▁big ▁circle