HAPPY EASTER
12/04/09 11:15 Filed in: Reading
EASTER
Throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, there is no more colorful or momentous time of year than Holy Week. The week begins with Palm Sunday (el Domingo de Ramos), includes Good Friday (el Viernes Santo), and ends with Easter (la Pascua de Resurrección). Known as Semana Santa, the week marks the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem followed by his death and resurrection.
It is celebrated nearly everywhere in Latin America and Spain with religious observances and various types of processions. In some areas, the celebrations can become quite elaborate. Those in places such as Antigua, Guatemala, and Ayacucho, Peru, draw celebrants from throughout the world. In most of the Spanish-speaking world, Easter rivals if not surpasses Christmas as a time for celebration.
Throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, there is no more colorful or momentous time of year than Holy Week. The week begins with Palm Sunday (el Domingo de Ramos), includes Good Friday (el Viernes Santo), and ends with Easter (la Pascua de Resurrección). Known as Semana Santa, the week marks the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem followed by his death and resurrection.
It is celebrated nearly everywhere in Latin America and Spain with religious observances and various types of processions. In some areas, the celebrations can become quite elaborate. Those in places such as Antigua, Guatemala, and Ayacucho, Peru, draw celebrants from throughout the world. In most of the Spanish-speaking world, Easter rivals if not surpasses Christmas as a time for celebration.