Portrait of Father and Son Cucuruchos
The tradition of carrying the processional floats starts at a very early age as you can see here with portrait of a …
Lent Vistas — Street Portraits of Cucuruchos made during Lent Photo Walks
The special Lent and Holy Week photo walks are a fun way to make great up-close photographs of people, all kinds of …
Lent Vistas — Cucuruchos having granizadas
After hours of walking and carrying the heavy processional floats, cucuruchos need to hidrate themselves and what better way than with cold …
Young Cucuruchos in Antigua Guatemala
Lent and Holy Week are traditions for everyone, including children, where boys and girls have processional floats that they can carry. I …
The Cucuruchos and The Drones in Antigua Guatemala
Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day: Cucurucho or cone-head. Cucuruchos are the men who carry the heavy processional floats. What …
Holy Week Elements: Cucuruchos
Purple or violet is the color of Lent and the Holy Week. Cucuruchos, bearers, wear their cone-head purple robes as a sign …
Cucuruchos and Photographers
As shown the other day, many cucuruchos are also photographers, a trend which seems to increase as more people use mobile phone …
Antigua Holy Week Cucuruchos
Cucuruchos with their purple or violet cone-head rebes are another prominent element of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Purple is worn as …
Holy Week Elements: Cucuruchos
Cucuruchos with their purple or violet 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 Santa, well it took a lot of digging to find out (I turned around and asked my office coworker), but I can now tell you the purple is worn as a sign of penitence. As a matter of fact, processions are a sign of penitence as well, heck the whole Semana Santa is a penitent act.
Purple Cone-Head Cucuruchos Are a Big Attraction
Purple cone-head “Cucuruchos” are a big attraction around Antigua Guatemala in the Lent Season. Although Cucurucho’ dresses come in many colors, bright …
Holy Week Details: Cucurucho Candles Vendor
Purple or violet and black are the colors of Lent and the Holy Week. Cucuruchos, float bearers, wear their cone-head purple robes …
Semana Santa Vistas: Cucurucho Father and Son Embracing
Cucuruchos learn the process from very early age, many of them as babies dress up and are carried by fathers and mothers …
Lenten Vistas — Photographers
Nowadays I believe there are as many photographers as cucuruchos, well maybe half or so as many cucuruchos. Of course, many cucuruchos …
Holy Week Vistas — Children’s Procession
Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala gives everyone a chance to participate. Even the children get their procession. One for boys and another …
Holy Week Vistas — Cucurucho kids having an ice cream break
One of the most important lessons we can take from experiencing the Holy Week in Guatemala is the many different ways of …