They definitely take Holy Week to the next level here, processions, incense, floats, rugs out of saw dust, you name it. There are 29 churches in Xela and each one has 2 processions with different floats. These floats can weigh up to 2,000 kilos (4,400 pounds!) All the guys where long purple robes and march down, then the float with Jesus, a band, than all the women in white (virginal), than the Virgin Mary float, another band and more incense. The music is good and its interesting but a little intense.El Ninos in the children procession
El Ninas... The floats
The men marching The women's float
Some videos of the procession, I liked the music...
They also make beautiful, intricate rugs out of sawdust on the ground, people start working Thursday evening and continue through to Friday morning. These are absolutely gorgeous and apparently require a lot of time and money to make. They represent sacrifice (a mix of Mayan and Catholicism) and then eventually the procession comes and walks over them and they are destroyed. Its kind of sad because theyThis one is out of leaves, flowers and pine needles
The longest rug in Xela (200 meters, up a mountain)
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