As I explained earlier, because of the pandemic, processions and all massive events had been canceled. However, some of the activities were still held, such as some carpets around Parque Central and other carpets on Calle del Arco and 4a calle oriente beside the carpets inside the museums. This is one such carpet on Calle … Read more
With each passing year, the processional carpets, or alfombras procesionales as we known them here, get more elaborate and artistically intricate. Some of the more complex designs can take up to 12 hours to lay them out on the carpets. During my Special Sunday Lent Photo Walks we explore and photograph as many carpets and … Read more
Before we wave goodbye to the Semana Santa coverage, how about a couple of pictures of details such as this carpets with a bird made out of oranges and mice made from red radishes? The alfombras procesionales, or processional carpets, are such creative ephemeral art, often completed within minutes of the passing of the procession … Read more
The processional carpets not only provide beautiful ephemeral art to the eye, often, they also give us the aromas of Lent and the Holy Week with pine needles, corozo palms, flowers and fruits. Of course, the original purpose of the alfombras procesionales, as we call them in Spanish, is as an offering.