Chile — Events
Easter (Semana Santa)
April 22, 2012 - April 25, 2012
Semana Santa is an important time throughout Latin America, with religious ceremonies and processions taking place throughout the week from Palm Sunday through until Easter Sunday. On each day there are specific rituals and processions through the streets. Participants often go on their knees or carry large wooden crosses. In Chile the tradition of ‘Cuasimodo’ extends a week beyond Easter, in popular celebrations that derive from the time when parish priests made their post-Easter rounds accompanied by armed cowboy bodyguards.
