Semana Santa - Holy Week
Semana Santa was March 16th through the 23rd this year. Guatemalans celebrate the resurrection of Christ much differently than Christians in the United States - no chocolate, Easter eggs or bunnies... There´s special food, family dinners and most of the country is shut down from Wednesday to Sunday. However the main events are the processions. The processions are elaborate ceremonies where townspeople carry large platforms with figures from the Easter story through towns over a processional route that has been covered in alfombras - carpets made of colored saw dust. We were able to visit Santiago Atitlán on Good Friday to see the procession there.
Semana Santa was March 16th through the 23rd this year. Guatemalans celebrate the resurrection of Christ much differently than Christians in the United States - no chocolate, Easter eggs or bunnies... There´s special food, family dinners and most of the country is shut down from Wednesday to Sunday. However the main events are the processions. The processions are elaborate ceremonies where townspeople carry large platforms with figures from the Easter story through towns over a processional route that has been covered in alfombras - carpets made of colored saw dust. We were able to visit Santiago Atitlán on Good Friday to see the procession there.
Images from Santiago Atitlán, Sololá
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Great pictures, Kelly!!
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