, ▁a ▁tr end ▁which ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Fam ous ▁people ▁who ▁visited ▁it ▁include ▁Lord ▁By ron , ▁Ke ats , ▁Go ethe , ▁Hen rik ▁Ib sen ▁and ▁Walter ▁Scott . ▁ ▁R ites ▁of ▁Holy ▁week ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁process ions ▁that ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Sor rent o ▁on ▁Good ▁Friday ▁are ▁the ▁Process ion ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Sor rows ▁( or ▁the ▁" Vis it ▁in ▁the ▁Sep ul ch res "), ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁V ener able ▁Arc icon fr atern ita ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁the ▁Process ion ▁of ▁the ▁Cru c ified ▁Christ , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁V ener able ▁Arc icon fr atern ita ▁of ▁the ▁Death . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁process ion ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁ 3 : 3 0   a . m . ▁on ▁Holy ▁( M au nd y ) ▁Th urs day ▁and ▁involves ▁hundreds ▁of ▁participants ▁dressed ▁in ▁h ood ed ▁white ▁g own s . ▁The ▁Madonna ▁is ▁carried ▁al o ft ▁in ▁the ▁process ion ▁and ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁several ▁religious ▁articles ▁as ▁she ▁searches ▁the ▁town ▁looking ▁for ▁her ▁son . ▁The ▁process ion ▁starts ▁in ▁Cor so ▁Italia , ▁turns ▁through ▁Pia zza ▁T asso , ▁and ▁then ▁vis its ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁churches — sto pping ▁in ▁each ▁one ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁Madonna ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ides ▁carrying ▁inc ense , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁male ▁cho ir