Guatemala s semana santa the easter festival in the former colonial capital are beyond comparison to anything in the northern hemisphere.
Guatemala flower carpets.
Italy hosts annual infiorata flower festivals in genzano and spain s canary islands decorate the streets of la orotava.
Later a solemn procession of roman centurions march over the carpets carrying an image of christ on the cross.
Really why wait for semana santa holy week.
The inhabitants from other parts of guatemala head to the town of antigua to witness this spectacular event.
The carpets on the street are also being prepared on all sundays during lent.
Colourful carpets of flowers in guatemala flowers sawdust fruit and vegetables are used to create colourful carpets on the streets of guatemala.
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Volunteers from the city carefully create the.
Flower carpets on the streets some of them being prepared all night long are the main and beautiful attraction during easter in guatemala.
Guatemala isn t the only country to feature these elaborate colorful carpets.
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Along their route families and neighbors make flower and sawdust carpets called alfombras de aserrĂn on the streets in front of their homes.
The flower carpets of antigua presage easter in guatemala f t p z every year during holy week amazing carpets composed of flowers vegetables fruits and dyed sawdust adorn the streets of antigua guatemala a lovely colonial city home to latin america s most famous easter celebration.
Antigua guatemala carpets are generally made using molds with allegoric designs religious symbols biblical scenes geometric shapes and floral designs with entire families working together using sawdust pine needles fruit flowers sand and cut paper.
Along cobblestone streets intricate carpets of colored sawdust are painstakingly laid down.