
Close-up Detail of a Processional Carpet
Under normal circumstances, we would be experiencing one of the most photogenic cultural and religious events in the world: The Holy Week …
Under normal circumstances, we would be experiencing one of the most photogenic cultural and religious events in the world: The Holy Week …
2020 will be remembered as the quiet year; a year without processions; a year without massive events; a year without crowds. Yet …
Domingo de Resurrección [Easter Sunday] is the last day of Semana Santa [Holy Week]; thus on Monday the lenten decorations that adorn …
I can’t believe it was last Sunday, Resurrection Sunday or Easter Sunday when we had the last procession of Cuaresma and Semana …
Can you believe that everyday this week I shared with you images of Semana Santa and except for a section of float …
Before we wave goodbye to the Semana Santa coverage, how about a couple of pictures of details such as this carpets with …
As I have been showing you each day this week, Semana Santa is a family religious event. It is also a time …
Cucuruchos learn the process from very early age, many of them as babies dress up and are carried by fathers and mothers …
As I have been saying the last few days, Semana Santa is a week of family time. Every member of the family …
Entire families enjoy the processions of Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala. Often the entire family participate in different activities from making carpets, …
The traditions of Antigua Guatemala are passed on to a new generation that would keep them alive. The elaboration of processional carpets …
We kick start the Semana Santa with the procession of Jesús Nazareno of La Merced around 9am this Palm Sunday morning. Below …
Domingo de resurrección or Easter Sunday marks the end of the Holy Week. We wave goodbye to the processions, the carpets and …
The Processional Marching Bands provide the sonorous aspect of Lent and Holy Week processions with the sorrowful notes. The music touches every …
Lent is also use to prepare and put the final touches on the floats and imagery used during the Holy week. The …