Casa de la Noche is just a short walk from the end of a yearly procession from Atotonilco to San Miguel de Allende in which the bloodied figure of Christ will be carried from the Shrine of Atotonilco to the Church of San Juan de Dios in the Colonia Guadalupe. It is a procession of thousands which began in 1812 and takes place every year the week preceeding Holy Week or Santa Semana. This year Santa Semana is from March 25th thru the 31st.
The procession will be met by a second throng of believers along Avenida Independencia once it reaches San Miguel. All down Independcia there will be rockets, fireworks, purple and white flowers and colorful decorations strung across the avenue. The procession will finish at San Juan de Dios around 8 am. A mass will then be performed before the huge crowd and at the end of the mass the statue of Nuestro Señor de la Columna will be placed on the high altar, where it will remain until Easter.
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