broom-head romans

The Broom-head Romans Are Back

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I have honestly tried not put as many Cuaresma/Lent and Semana Santa/Holy Week photos here. I could, in theory, have a Lent/Holy Week photo each day since Ash Wednesday, but this is not a religious website: it is rather a blogumentary of La Antigua Guatemala and as such I try to cover all aspects of … Read more

The Return of Kitschy Broom-head Romans

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Last year, on March 15th, I first introduced you the Broom-head Romans soldiers; I believe it was Domingo de Ramos or Palm Sunday as it is known in English. Below you can find my introductory text: … it’s impossible not to publish photos like today’s. Talk about the idiosyncrasy of Guatemalans, have you ever seen … Read more