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Brightly Colored Carpets of Sawdust and Flowers for Easter in Guatemala Part 3 of 3
Easter procession from the Catholic church in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. Continue reading
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Brightly Colored Carpets of Sawdust and Flowers for Easter in Guatemala Part 2 of 3
After a long night of assembling these huge works of art they are finally complete as the sun starts to rise higher in the sky on Easter morning here at Lake Atitlan. The themes of these alfombras include religious ones and ones celebrating the natural world around us. Continue reading
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Brightly Colored Carpets of Sawdust and Flowers for Easter in Guatemala Part 1 of 3
this Easter tradition in Guatemala is incredibly beautiful and has aspects of its roots solidly in Mayan traditions that go back to long before the Spanish arrived. With the Spanish came the use of sawdust and flowers for colorful street decorations at Easter-time. Continue reading
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