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HOLY WEEK MAIN PROCESSIONS
DATEBOOK HIGHLIGHT
LA ANTIGUA
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— 11am Palm Sunday: Procession of Jesús Nazareno from La Merced Church.
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— Holy Monday: Holy Vigil of Jesús Nazareno from La Merced, La Merced Church.
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— Holy Tuesday: Holy Vigil of Jesús Nazareno del Perdón, San Francisco Church.
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— Holy Wednesday: Holy Vigil of Jesús Sepultado, Escuela de Cristo Church. 2pm — Children’s Procession from La Merced.
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— Maundy Thursday: Procession of Jesús Nazareno de la Humildad, San Cristóbal el Bajo Church. 1pm — Processions of Jesús Nazareno del Perdón, San Francisco El Grande.
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— 4am Good Friday: Procession of Jesús Nazareno from La Merced Church. 2pm — Procession of the Burial of Christ from Escuela de Cristo Church. 3pm — Procession of the Burial of Christ from San Felipe de Jesús Church.
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— Saturday of Glory: Procession of Virgen de Soledad from Escuela de Cristo and San Felipe churches.
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— Easter Sunday: Procession of Jesús Resucitado from Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro.
Títeres + Atitlán = Titiritlán
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think I know the secret about kids and puppets: If children are small enough, they react to puppets with even greater fascination than they would to the world’s tiniest human. And if these miniature creatures return the attention, all the better; children become enrapt. Títeres (puppets) with positive messages take Sololá department and La Antigua in force April 1-10 with the 4º Festival Internacional de Títeres. Six troupes (including Quetzaltenango’s famous Armadillo) from four countries will entertain at Panajachel, San Pedro, San Marcos and other basin towns through April 6. The festival moves to La Antigua April 8-10. Hosting the event is Panajachel’s own whimsical Chúmbala Cachúmbala. My own sons, who prefer instruction from puppets to instruction from me, refuse to miss this. For show times and venues, go to titeres.skyrock.com and click the Titiritlán rectangle. —Dwight Wayne Coop
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