Antigua Guatemala Sawdust Carpets. Apr 2 2018 explore susan savage s board sawdust carpet followed by 161 people on pinterest. Guatemala s semana santa the easter festival in the former colonial capital are beyond comparison to anything in the northern hemisphere along cobblestone streets intricate carpets of colored sawdust are painstakingly laid down. See more ideas about sawdust carpet guatemala.
As elaborate and individual as they are ephemeral alfombras are carpets that adorn the street routes of church processions during the season of lent. That day la merced church takes a procession out that goes through the streets of the colonial city with sawdust carpets adorning its passage.
Holy week in antigua guatemala begins on palm sunday with a mass in catholic churches.
Holy week in antigua guatemala begins on palm sunday with a mass in catholic churches. The people of la antigua guatemala and surrounding villages simply love to make processional carpets and the town fair provides the perfect excuse to make sawdust and flower carpets throughout the year. Sawdust carpets during semana santa in antigua kaushik patowary nov 5 2012 1 comments antigua guatemala puts up one of the largest easter celebration in north america with an estimated 200 000 people flocking to this colonial town every year to watch the colourful semana santa celebrations or holy week leading up to easter. Guatemala s semana santa the easter festival in the former colonial capital are beyond comparison to anything in the northern hemisphere along cobblestone streets intricate carpets of colored sawdust are painstakingly laid down.
