Semana Nautica festivities kicked off with a Masters Swim meet on Saturday at Los Baños del Mar Pool. The Santa Barbara ...

Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday): Palm Sunday is the last day of Lent and the first day of Semana Santa that marks Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem. It's also the first Sunday before Easter. According ...

Especially in small towns across Spain, Holy Week or Semana Santa in Spanish, is much more than a religious tradition. It is a deeply rooted cultural experience that unites entire communities.

Santa Semana – or Holy Week – in Spain is a big, BIG deal. Started in the 1600’s as a way for the “common folk” to understand and participate in religion, today, the Holy Week events ...

If Semana Santa in Seville sounds a bit too somber and serious, stay tuned for an upcoming post on another of Seville’s renowned celebrations, the Feria de Abril (the April Fair).

Even Semana Santa inevitably ends up being incredibly food-centered, especially for those of us who've given up certain treats for Lent or have been abstaining from eating meat. Finally breaking ...

One of the busiest weeks of the year is here in Costa Rica, the much anticipated week of Semana Santa. Holy Week is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Costa Ricans other than the ...

Semana Santa celebrations in Guatemala are notable for their scale and level of community engagement, and feature processions and oversized floats. Guatemala’s Holy Week has been inscribed on ...

If your family is Christian, spring also brings the season of Lent, culminating with Semana Santa, the Holy Week leading to Easter. Where I grew up, on Wright Street in Harlingen, we had our own ...

Celebrated through religious processions and festivities leading up to Easter Sunday, Semana Santa, the holiest week in the Spanish calendar, has begun. This week-long honouring of Jesus is “the ...