Good Friday at the Colosseum

If you're doing a tour of the Colosseum in the next few days, this little piece of text is ready-made for you:

At the moment they're getting ready for a big TV event on Friday.

Every year on the evening of Good Friday, the day Christians believe Jesus Christ died on the cross, the Pope comes to the Coliseum and leads prayers, which is known as the Way of the Cross. It's also known as the Stations of the Cross.


As you may already know, the Way of the Cross is a procession that commemorates the fourteen stages of Christ's passion. At each of the stations, which are laid out around the exterior of the Colosseum, a meditation is read. 

Although it will certainly be a big spectacle on Friday, it's quite uncomfortable, as there will be thousands and thousands of people here.