The Beginning of the Christmas Season in Antigua
The Burning of the Devil right before the celebration of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception marks the beginning of the Christmas Season. In this photo you can see a small altar for the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Barrio (neighborhood) de la Concepción in La Antigua Guatemala.
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December 8th, 2006
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December 9th, 2006
I don’t really like Christmas (I mean the whole commercialisation) and pics like yours remind me the pure spirit. Thank you very much.
Greetings from Athens
December 11th, 2006
Rudy,Has visto posaditas? lo que mas me gustava de las navidades, a despues de los tamales, soy Flor la esposa de sompopo. Si las miras por favor tomas fotos,tambien nacimientos. Muchas grasias! Flor de Maria.
May 4th, 2007
[...] Even though the Ciudad Vieja Cathedral was founded in 1534, it is obvious the church has gone through many renovations. For instance, if you take a closer look at the façade, you can see the baroque architectonic details which were not available until a couple centuries after it was founded. The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is the patron of Ciudad Vieja and thus it celebrates its town fair on December 8th at the Beginning of the Christmas Season. [...]