Morata de Tajuña will experience this Holy Thursday, day 17, its traditional representation of ‘The Passion of Jesus’, the only living passion that has the Apostolic Blessing for those who come to contemplate it and for the more than 400 participants
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is expected to attend this Thursday to enjoy this representation, declared a Regional Tourist Interest.
More than 15,000 people come each year to Morata de Tajuña on Holy Thursday to enjoy a town that transforms into the Jerusalem of the 1st century, with the representation of the Passion, one of the most exciting and crowded events of Madrid’s Holy Week.
For three hours, more than 400 neighbors become actors and technicians to represent the last days of the life of Jesus Christ. In total, 10 biblical scenes are staged –from the Sermon on the Mount to the Resurrection– in a 2.5-kilometer route that covers the entire municipality.
At dusk, starting at 8:00 p.m., the 37th edition of its Living Passion will begin, organized by the Talía Theater Group with the sponsorship of the Community of Madrid and the City Council of Morata de Tajuña, with a military parade of the impressive Roman centurion and the riot of Barabbas.
The representation stands out for its cinematic staging, with theatrical lighting, special effects, music composed exclusively for the play, and an impressive handmade wardrobe that faithfully recreates the era.
The origin of the Living Passion of Jesus dates back to the ancient Sacramental Plays, which in the 17th and 18th centuries, represented passages from the life of Jesus and the Saints in the atriums of Churches. In the year 1987, the Local Theater Group Talía revived the tradition of these Plays, representing in ten different scenarios the last days of Jesus of Nazareth.
In this way, the streets of Morata go back more than two thousand years in time with palaces, tombs, or cenacles that recreate the Jerusalem of the 1st century and are filled with Apostles, Jewish people, Priests, Roman Centurions, and various characters, integrated into the theatrical work.
