Even the Windows Wear Violet
Back in March 6th I showed to you the entry doorway of Hotel Santo Domingo (Holy Sunday, by the way) with violet banners adorning the crown of the door passage and as a mark of the Lent season. Well to honor the Doors and Windows category I needed to follow up with a pair of windows wearing the familiar purple banners for the Cuaresma season.
As you can see, violet and purple are becoming a popular color for the Antigua Guatemala DP. I am glad yellow and purple play well together, since I have a tendency to photograph yellow walls and buildings.
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March 27th, 2007
Rudy, aquí todavía queda algo más de una semana para las procesiones de Semana Santa!
March 27th, 2007
Rudy,
I was recently asked by a visiting doctor from the states what was the significance of the color purple during Semana Santa. I didn’t have the answer. Could you enlighten us about that?
Thanks,
Santiago
March 27th, 2007
For all your recent photos - lots of wows. This will be my first Semana Santa in Guatemala, in 17 years of visiting!!!!! Can’t wait!
March 27th, 2007
The purple drapes certainly dress up this otherwise plain building.
April 4th, 2007
[...] cone-head dress are another prominent element of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Last week, Santiago Durham asked what its the significance of the color purple or violet in the dress and banners during Semana [...]
March 17th, 2008
[...] Purple or violet is the color of Lent and the Holy Week. Cucuruchos wear their cone-head purple dress as a sign of penitence. Not only Cucuruchos have to observe penitence for the Lent (Cuaresma) and the Holy Week (Semana Santa), but they also have to pay if they want to get a chance to carry the enormous floats, known here as andas. According to my good friend Nelo, each turn costs around Q60 (around US$8), there are around 60 turns and each float has somewhere between 80 and 100 spaces for the Cucuruchos. That’s close to Q290,000 (US$38,000) per procession. Boy oh boy, there’s big money to be made with each procession. Now if only they didn’t have to spend the money… but that’s another day’s story! [...]