Holy Week in GuatemalaGuatemala
Representative List 2022
EN: Procession of the Virgin Mary and her companions, Saint John and Saint Mary Magdalene. First decades of the 20th century
EN: Procession of Jesus Nazarene in La Antigua Guatemala. Retaking the public space for the rites of Holy Week is one of the most widespread practices in Guatemala
EN: Procession of the burial of Christ carried out by one of the Afro-descendant-Garifuna communities of Guatemala
EN: Devotees dressed in penitential robe participate in a procession. The process of generational transmission can be appreciated
EN: Penitents recreating the way of the cross. Religious syncretism is an essential element of Holy Week in Guatemala
EN: Music band that follows the processions performing funeral marches
EN: Procession of the Burial of Christ. Second half of the 20th century in the capital city of Guatemala
EN: The temples are places of worship to the images of the Passion during Holy Week. Rite performed by one of the Mayan communities of Guatemala
EN: Procession of Jesus Nazarene in La Antigua Guatemala. Retaking the public space for the rites of Holy Week is one of the most widespread practices in Guatemala
EN: Procession of the burial of Christ, performed by one of the Mayan communities of Guatemala
