La Judea

Another one in the most famous festivals in Nicaragua that Toplist would like to introduce to you is La Judea. The great dramatization of the life and death of Jesus Christ carried out each year before the Week in Nicaragua, which is known as "Judea", will be presented at the end of March or at the beginning of April in the city of Tipitapa. Eleven groups from different cities will take part in the largest Judea in Nicaragua, both in terms of the number of actors and the number of people it attracts each year, the INC reported through government media.

La Judea is a Catholic theatrical work centered on the last hours of the life of Jesus Christ, as well as on his death, which takes place in the streets of each city where it is performed. In this work, the actors dress in period clothing and perform a faithful and dramatic as described by the Bible. One of the characteristics of Judea is that, as it is a street play, people can interact and take photos with the actors while they are offstage, since it is a dramatization carried out in real-time, which is why it last more than 12 hours.

Dozens of actors from the departments (provinces) of Managua, Chinandega, Madriz, Managua and Masaya, will be present in Tipitapa, a city located 23 kilometers northeast of the Nicaraguan capital and with a great tradition in Judea. La Judea is one of the most popular traditions related to Holy Week in Nicaragua.

In Nicaragua, 58.5% of the population considers itself Catholic. Nicaragua is a country with a Catholic majority since 58.5% of its 6.3 million inhabitants profess that religion, according to official data.

Takes place: at the end of March or at the beginning of April