I spent 4 days at Easter in Huehuetenego. The celebrations were amazing. Friday, the streets were decorated with carpets of colored sawdust and for three days the Easter story was played out in daily processions.
Sunday morning carrying the Risen Christ. A group of young people started making the "carpet" at two in the morning
On Good Friday there was a parade with Roman soldiers, Jewish guards, and disciples following Jesus to the cross .
One of the two thieves.
There was literally miles of sawdust carpets with different bible themes. This one depicted the seven days of creation.
The carpets are made of colored sawdust, pine needles, bark, flowers,fruit and candles.
Different colored sawdust is pressed into forms to make some of the designs
The cross is made of bark and the green border is pine needles. All day thousands of people work to finish the carpets that will be destroyed as soon as the procession passes through.
A group of men carrying Christ with the Cross.
The incense boys are enjoying themselves.
The crucified Christ. In Guatemala City, these are so big that it takes 250 people to carry it.
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