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Easter week is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Religious devotion, art, colour and music combine in acts to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ: the processions. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music – scenes of sober beauty.

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La Semana Santa is one holiday during the year where in most Spanish-speaking countries entire towns, businesses, schools, and government close for at least four days, Thursday through Sunday.
People that have relocated to other places often go back to their hometowns. Others, take advantage of the long break to go to the countryside or beach.
Entire communities come together for Semana Santa celebrations. In some places, procesiones religiosas (religious processions) fill the calles (streets) each day of the week from Palm Sunday to Easter; in other words, Thursday and Friday are the most important days.
Most Semana Santa traditions are hundred of years old and originated in Spain, but many now have a unique twist due to the mix of cultures in each country.

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History of the Holidays: Easter | History

Grisell Abad on March 23 2018

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Alfombras de aserrÍn: Rugs tradiotionaly made of colored sawdust or sand, flowers, and fruits cover streets where processions will pass in Sonsonate (a city west of the national capital San Salvador). Artisans also now use modern industrial paints and sprays.

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Easter week is one of the most spectacular and emotional fiestas here. Religious devotion, art, color and music combine in acts to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ: the processions. Members of the different Easter brotherhoods, dressed in their characteristic robes, parade through the streets carrying religious statues (pasos) to the sound of drums and music – scenes of sober beauty.

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The streets of Antigua Guatemala are covered with natural, aromatic carpets of flowers, pines, clover and fruits, which the residents put together and place in front of their homes. There are all kinds and shapes. Some are very long, even up to a kilometer, with colonial, Mayan, Roman or other original designs, and are made during the 24 hours prior to the procession. If more than one procession goes down a street a new carpet is made for each procession. Preparations for the carpets begin weeks, sometimes months, ahead. Carpets are started the day before the procession so that the carpets are finished just before the carriers of the float arrive to look its best.

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Easter Sunday is another opportunity for Ecuadorians to attend church services, reflect on their religious beliefs and the sacrifice made by Christ to die for the sins of His followers.

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What holidays do you celebrate with special parades or processions? What kinds of decoration do people use?

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In what kind of event would most of the people in your community participate? Compare the event to Semana Santa.

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. The most famous Palm Sunday Passion of the Christ rendition is undoubtedly in the southern Mexico City neighborhood of Iztapalapa, where the tradition is taken incredibly seriously – they elect a Jesus  who then hauls a cross up the Cerro de la Estrella before being “crucified.”

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All the people wake up with the ringing of the bells from all the churches in Ayacucho. After that they go to the Cathedral, carrying out a very big image of Jesus brought back to life, this image is carried by more than 250 men. They go around the city, with many pilgrims.

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Religious images from many other catholic countries are arranged onto wooden platforms being carried on the shoulders of “cargueros”. These images that are displayed, represent the different stages that are told in the Gospels of the Passion, Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ. Each performance in the procession is called a “paso” and these travel through the streets of Popayan in the shape of a cross, passing by all the main churches and religious buildings.