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    Semana Santa GUATEMALA’S HOLY WEEK

    Jan 01, 2021 3 minutes
    by LuAnn Kern

    What if Easter preparations meant dyeing sand, collecting pine needles, and staying up all night to work on an art project that you knew would be ruined the very next day? Well, welcome to Guatemala’s Semana Santa, or Holy Week. Semana Santa is the biggest holiday of the year in Guatemala. Festivals take place throughout in more than 300 cities and villages across the country, but one of the most famous celebrations is held the week before Easter in Antigua, the ancient capital city. There, cobblestone streets are repaired, and

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