In the paddle of Thursday to Good Friday, as from the 12 hours, Valverde of Vera withdrawal saw with its emblematic festivity "Empalaos".

This habit, which takes place since centuries, consists of that an anonymous and voluntary person, by a made promise or for personal reasons "impaled herself" for thus being able to clean her faults. This penitence, really hard involves one night full with pain and suffering contained.

One of the moments more upset that one saw it is when one prepares the "empalao". This ceremonial very few people attend. On the naked body, one proceeds to the installation of the rudder of plough in the arms and the chest which sticks with a cord which also turns around the chest by forming a belt. During the installation of this cable one saw very thus tended moments one must do it with a great control, to cause any physical damage to him. On his back one places swords in the form of V of belt to the bottom carrying white enaguas. The head is covered by a transparent veil and on it a crown of spines or flowers. Of its arms it hangs a stole.

At 12 noon the Maundy Thursday the "Empalaos" begins its personnel via Crucis with the most popular streets that Valverde. Each "Empalao", exposed and in silence it makes its own course, accompanied by his/her parents and Cirineo which guides with the light the slow martyrdom of these anonymities penitents. When those are cross in a certain street they kneel, even in the narrowest streets and inclined where there is a great difficulty to do it.

People observe in silence the step of the "empalaos", silence only broken by the sound of the vilortas (heavy iron chains) which they hang of the ends of their arms. These moments make us point out the Crucis Way lived by Jesus.

While finishing the Crucis Way the "Empalaos" turn over to its houses where the cables are removed to them. Being given the pressure of the cable, the "empalao" need a massage so that the body recovers its normal blood irrigation.