“ The procession of the desolate takes place in Canosa di puglia on Holy Saturday: a large group of girls dressed in black, many of them barefoot as a sign of penance, and with their faces covered with a black scarf also, signifying Mary's mourning and sorrow at the loss of her Son, performs the traditional and moving Lyno della Desolata, also known as Stabat Mater, the work of Jacopone da Todi, from which the text of the Funeral March was won. The choir singing the song consists of 250 girls, despite the influx of requests from young canosine girls. A higher number would not be manageable during the procession, when for example in the old area of the Castle, sometimes the beginning of the group has already turned through a small street, while the queue with the Band, is still walking along the previous road. „