Antigua Guatemala · Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala Holy Week
A spring visit to Antigua Guatemala with Holy Week as the cultural focus. Processions and carpet-making belong to a living community tradition, making local understanding part of the experience.
Destination background
Semana Santa or Holy Week in Guatemala is celebrated with street expressions of faith, called processions, usually organized by a "hermandad". Each procession of Holy Week has processional floats and steps, which are often religious images of the Passion of Christ, or Marian images, although there are exceptions, like the allegorical steps of saints.
Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Holy Week processions in Guatemala, CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.
Explore nearby World Heritage
Approximate straight-line distances between representative map points, not travel distances or a claim that this experience is within a UNESCO property.
- Antigua Guatemala — 2.1 km
Make it your own journey
Seasonal programmes, access and availability vary. Check the official source before arranging travel.