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    11/01/2008 - 11/03/2008Day of the Dead Festivities

    Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala
    The Day of the Dead spins out to a three-day binge in this small highland town. Day one features horse racing, in which the winner is the one who stays...

    Themes: Dance , Spectacle , Religion , Music , Sport

     

    11/02/2008 - 11/02/2008Kite Festival

    Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala
    This small town near the capital brings two popular Latin American themes together, kite flying and the Festival of the Day of the Dead. Kites made of...

    Themes: Kids' Stuff , Religion , Sport

     

    12/07/2008 - 12/07/2008Burning the Devil

    Countrywide, Guatemala
    There are echoes of Europe's Dia de San Juan in this festival of fire. Households across the country build little houses of reeds or, more commonly, heaps...

    Themes: Religion

     

    12/21/2008 - 12/21/2008St Thomas' Festival

    Chichicastenango, Guatemala
    Chichicastenango is a town famous for its market - a dense sprawl of stalls filled with colourful weavings and Guatemalan crafts. A honeypot to tourists...

    Themes: Dance , Religion , Culture , Music

     

    1/15/2009 - 1/15/2009Pilgrimage of the Black Christ

    Esquipulas, Guatemala
    The church in the town of Esquipulas is probably the most important Catholic shrine in Central America. It is the destination of pilgrims year-round,...

    Themes: Spectacle , Religion

     

    3/01/2009 - 3/31/2009Holy Week

    Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
    Lake Atitlan is one of the most beautiful places in Guatemala and is surrounded by verdant hills with twin volcanic peaks rising evocatively in the background....

    Themes: Religion , Spectacle

     

    3/01/2009 - 3/31/2009Holy Week

    Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
    Easter week, is celebrated throughout the country, but in the Spanish colonial city of Antigua Guatemala the celebrations are particularly impressive....

    Themes: Spectacle , Religion

     

    3/09/2009 - 3/09/2009Pilgrimage of the Black Christ

    Esquipulas, Guatemala
    The church in the town of Esquipulas is probably the most important Catholic shrine in Central America. It is the destination of pilgrims year-round,...

    Themes: Spectacle , Religion

     



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