Semana Santa in Guatemala
Semana Santa in Guatemala is held on April 13. Beginning on Holy Week and ending on Good Friday. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual. Help us
Before the main procession streets are lined with intricately woven, colorful carpets made of flowers, colored sawdust and intricately carved fruit and vegetables. To honor the holy week, towns throughout Guatemala host enormous celebrations featuring colorful parades, extravagant floats, burning incense and intricate costumes.
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Feast of the Virgin of Montserrat on April 27 (Spain [Catalonia], Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela);