What is
Conical hood (capirot) and tunic (vesta) of the penitents of the Holy Week brotherhoods. In Mallorca they are also called carapunats.
How is
- Capirot: rigid cone covered in fabric, with a mask that covers the face.
- Vesta: long tunic; colors and shields specific to each brotherhood (33 in Palma).
How is fa
- Brotherhood sewing or order from dressmakers (check workshops).
Com s'usa
- Processions from Monday to Easter Sunday. The Prohomonia de la Sang does not wear a hood or vesta Holy Week .
- The hood hides the face: penance is not public display.
Vocabulary
- capirot: conical hood.
- vesta: tunic.
- carapunat: hooded penitent.
- confraria: brotherhood.
History
- 20th century: the current penitential brotherhoods are created after the disappearance of the guilds in the 20th century. XIX.
On veure'n
- Holy Thursday in Palma (Sant Crist de la Sang).
Why is it design
- Anonymity uniform: delete the person and show the brotherhood.
For the project
- Palette of the 33 brotherhoods of Palma: color plate.
Frequently asked questions
What is Capirot and confraternity robe?
Conical hood (capirot) and tunic (vesta) of the penitents of the Holy Week brotherhoods. In Mallorca they are also called carapunats.
What are the traditional words for Capirot and confraternity robe?
Some words: capirot, carapunat, confraria, vesta.
Sources
- mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/kultur/2024/03/25/120107/der-karwoche-gehen-die-
- mallorcadiario.com/procesion-crist-de-la-sang-palma-semana-santa-2025
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.