Superstitions, religiosity and secularization: an analysis of the periodic oscillations of weddings in Italy

Genus

Journal of Population Sciences

Table 3 Absolute numbers of religious marriages celebrated during Holy Week, 2007–2009

	Italy	North	Centre	South	Island
Week before Holy Week 2007–2009	1479	458	269	627	125
Holy Week 2007–2009	187	79	30	66	12
Week after Holy Week 2007–2009	8121	3356	1294	2390	1081

Source: our elaborations on “Rilevazione annuale dei matrimoni da fonti di stato civile, 2007–2009”