Semana Santa or Easter Week or the Holy Week in Mexico is the most important Catholic holiday after the Christmas season. All over the country of Mexico, solemn but even mass, vivid parades and fireworks take place there. This festival starts from Palm Sunday and ends up to the Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, there are also many celebrations taking place in the church along with the family and friends.
The celebration starts with the week prior to the Easter Sunday, especially on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There are various elaborate processions as well as events taking place in all cities of Mexico. For most of the Mexicans, this whole week’s holiday is the best time of the year for vacations. People enjoy the community of their choice during these Easter season.
Being a deeply-routed Christian country, Mexico has Semana Santa as a national holiday for all public and private companies as well as schools. There are variety of celebrations taking place in the honor of the death, passion and resurrection of the Jesus Christ in the territory of Mexico and almost in every city and village. Celebrations vary from place to place depending upon the customs and traditions of each community but some elements are pretty same all over the Mexican country.
Many people head to the beaches for celebrating the religious and colorful tradition of the Semana Santa. It’s a great time when most of the Mexican people flock to the beaches for getting a Mexican spring break. Travelling to Mexico during this period will be a great time for experiencing the Semana Santa festival. But you have to be sure about the hotel reservations when planning a trip during this time of the year.
Even though this event last for a few days, the preparation for it starts a several months before. All the preparations are completed before the first Sunday of the Holy Week. The main purpose for this religious presentation is to thank god for saving the community so long. Each one has his own reason for offering gratitude towards god along with taking being proud for taking part with rest of the Mexicans.
