Semana Santa

The Julajuj's alfombra on the street in front of their houseHow it all started: dying sawdustThe were over 20 of the large bags full of dyed sawdust by the time we finishedAngel preparing the designs to fill with sawdustMaximon, a Myan icon (Judas for the Catholics), hung at the church entrance on ThursdayThe family decorated and raised a big arch for the procession to pass under on FridayFriday morning, opening the first bag of sawdust for the alfombraEvening out the sawdust that would form the base of the alfombra

Group photo as the carpet is finished and the procession approaches from the church Father Greg helping carry the procession
Maria Elena's son, Rudy, has the honor of leading with the incenseAnd the electric generator-man follows so Christ can be illuminated by florescent lightsThe aftermath ... kids feverishly gathered the sawdust to play with later

Angel's family watching the procession
Young spectator in traditional San Lucas traje

The alfombra leading out of the church...in the making Designed after the pattern on the San Lucas traje
Other alfombras in town

After all the processions and alfombras, Maximon got carried back to the cofradia and was re-built.