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Easter Week in Antigua Guatemala 2009

Easter Week in Antigua Guatemala
Easter Week Antigua

During Holly Week, Antigua Guatemala hosts the most beautiful religious celebration in the America, when huge processions wind their way through the town’s streets. Actually, the celebration begins on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and reaches its climax on Good Friday, when Antigua streets are thronged with processions and reverent spectator. The processions consist of big floats, or 'andas', bearing statues of Christ with a cross, that are carried by hundreds of purple-robed men.

A float with the Virgin Mary Follows by women dressed in black clothing. The processions move slowly through. Antigua cobblestone streets, the feet of the bearers cushioned in the sawdust carpets, which are destroyed as the procession passes over. Visiting Antigua during lent and Holly Week means an extraordinary spiritual rewarding experience which you will never forget.

Antigua Guatemala is famous for its spectacular and elaborate religious festivities during Easter Week (Holy Week - Semana Santa). But lets not forget the Carpets tradition (Alfombras de Acerrin), national and international visitors crowd streets not just to see the processions, but also to participate in the detalied elaboration of these colorful carpets to adorn the processional route.

Easter Week Schedule
Important Note

This is the possible itinerary for Easter Week 2009 activities, starting April 2nd, 2009. There are no confirmations for some activities yet.
'Viernes de Dolores' will be April 03rd - 2009.

Thrusday Dolores April 02nd - 2009
Velacion de niños at Cathedral. Holly Vigil.

Friday Dolores April 03rd - 2009
Viacrusis from San Francisco to El Calvario Chruch through Los Pasos street 3:00 (am) .
Procesión de ninos from Cathedral - Procession.

Saturday April 04th - 2009
Procesión de Palmas Escuela de Cristo (Escenificada, theater first act, second act on Thrusday Santo Apr 09) 09:00 ***10:00 11:30 Procession (Palms)* *Scenes only

Sunday 'de Ramos' April 05 - 2009
*-Procesión La Reseña (las Palmas) La Merced 11:00 20:30 22:30 Procession

Monday 'Santo' April 06 - 2009
Velación La Merced De 6:00 a 23:00 hrs. Holly Vigil
Procession Santa Ines (Viacrusis) 15:00 - 20:00

Tuesday 'Santo' April 07 - 2009
Velación San Francisco De 6:00 a 23:00 hrs. Holly Vigil

Velación (Virgen) Jocotenango De 6:30 a 23:00 hrs. Holly Vigil
Procesión Ermita Santa Lucía 18:00 19:30 22:00 Procession

Wednesday 'Santo' April 08 - 2009
Velación Escuela de Cristo De 6:00 a 23:00 hrs. Holly Vigil
Procesión San Felipe 15:00 18:00 22:00 Procession
Procesión Infantil La Merced 14:00 19:00 20:00 Children’s Procesión

Thursday 'Santo' April 09 - 2009
*-Procesión San Cristóbal El Bajo 11:00 15:00 22:15 Procession
*-Procesión San Francisco 13:00 20:00 21:00 Procession
Ceremonia del Lavatorio Escuela de Cristo, Catedral, La Merced y San Pedro De,15:00 a 17:00 hrs. Special Ceremony (second act, see first on Saturday April 04th).
Sagrarios Todas las Iglesias 18:00 hrs. Hábeas Christi is displaye

Friday 'Santo' April 10 - 2009
*-Pregón de Romanos Calles de la Ciudad 03:00 (am) 05:00 06:00 Parade of Roman soldier riding on horses and walking on Antigua streets, (act of looking for Jesus)
*-Procesión La Merced 06:00 13:15 14:30 Procession (Santo Viacrusis)
Ceremonia Crucifixión Escuela de Cristo De 12:00 a 16:00 hrs. Crucifixión Ceremony
Ceremonia Crucifixión Catedral De 12:00 a 16:00 hrs. Crucifixión Ceremony
Procesión Catedral 15:00 15:05 17:20 Procession
*-Procesión San Felipe de Jesús 15:00 21:00 01:00 Procession (Santo Entierro)
*-Procesión Escuela de Cristo 16:00 19:00 24:00 Procession (Santo Entierro)

Saturday 'de Gloria' April 11 - 2009
*-Procesión (Virgen) San Felipe de Jesús 15:00 20:00 24:00 Procession (Virgin of Lonelines) (by women)
*-Procesión (Virgen) Escuela de Cristo 16:00 19:00 24:00 Procession (by women)
Vigilia Pascual Catedral, San pedro, La Merced, Jocotenango De 20:00 a 23:00 hrs. Special Ceremony

Sunday 'de Resurrección' April 12 - 2009
*-Procesión San Pedro 13:00 15:00 17:20 Procession of Resurrection

 
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