The Spirit of Semana Santa

"The True Meaning of Easter"

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Guatemala Picture by Jeremy Curl
Travel story: The Spirit of Semana Santa

Dad’s time in Central America is coming to a close as we spend Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Antigua; along with everyone else in the country. This is the busiest week of the year for Latin America and Antigua is the heart of the action. The town is alive with hundreds of people dressed in purple robes, massive parades, floats depicting Christ’s Crucifixion, clouds of incense, and beautiful carpets of colored sawdust and flower petals (Alfombras). Processions and other events actually take... More