The tradition of carrying the processional floats starts at a very early age as you can see here with portrait of a cucurucho and his son already dress up for the occasion. Yesterday I shared with you the portrait of a dolorosa and cucurucho baby, a mother and her son.
Today I share with you a photograph of a little cucurucho boy wearing what could be his first purple robe and his mother a Dolorosa or hermana cargadora. By the way, in case you didn’t know, purple is the color of penitence. With Lent the color purple becomes very fashionable in Antigua Guatemala. You see … Read more
As I mentioned yesterday, Lent and Holy Week are an equal-opportunity events where everyone can participate, including little boys and girls barely walking as we can see here. I hope you enjoy this street portrait of a tiny cone head in the making. If you want to learn more about the processions, the lenten events … Read more