Holy Week -- Durango (Durango, Mexico)

Scope and Content This collection consists of photocopies of handwritten volumes used in the Semana Santa (Holy Week) rituals of the Hermandad de Nuestro Padre de Jesus, held at the Templo San Agustin in Durango, Mexico. Included are two coloquios, or dialogs, and six handwritten songbooks collected by Cecile Turrietta in the city of Durango. The songbooks, containing alabados, belong to the members of the Hermandad. During Holy Week the Hermandad are divided up into eight choirs. Each takes its turn singing in...