Holy Week Quick Glance

Semana Santa or Holy Week is one of the most important and celebrated week in Catholics around the globe. Semana Santa, Holy Week, celebrates the last days of Christ’s life here on earth. It also is the end of Lent. Semana Santa is observed with a range of celebrations, from the most solemnly religious, to a mix of pagan/Catholic, to commercial.

Each day throughout the week there are different rituals, processions through the streets of many towns some of the processions continue around the clock. Participants can be found on their knees or carrying large wooden crosses or floats depicting the last days of Christ and Virgin Mary. In addition there are masses of people observing the event, prayer meetings, and thousands of devout Catholics doing homage. Semana Santa begins on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday) through Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday) and Viernes Santo (Good Friday, culminating in Pascua or Domingo de Resurrección (Easter Sunday).