Antigua's Holy Week celebrations are attended by people from all over the world and are very elaborate. Most of the processions have large floats, some weighing as much as 3 tons and requiring 100 men to carry them. A few are carried by women dressed in either white for purity or black for mourning. There are Roman soldiers, mournful music, burning incense, and hundreds of volunteers who make these things happen. I think i got a little out of sequence with my photos, but it gives the idea of how elaborate this particular procession was. It stopped in front of the Cathedral in the main square, and there were many people singing along and taking pictures of the whole thing. Pretty amazing andtruly a once in a lifetime experience.
These are pretty happy looking Roman soldiers. It made me laugh
that some of the participants were taking pictures too!
This shows how many men were carrying this float. I counted 85+, and there were some I couldn't see in the front.
Love this picture with the incense.
