Nearly thirty hermandades and cofradías (brotherhoods and fraternities) take part in the event. The most moving procession passes through the district of Santa Cruz on Holy Wednesday: people go shoulder-to-shoulder through the narrow streets, retracing the steps of Christ the Captive, Christ Expiring, Christ Descending from the Cross and Our Lady of Sorrow. On Holy Thursday, the Procession of Silence takes place and the city's most treasured images are exhibited.