Neighbors place the final designs on a sawdust carpet (alfombra) at dawn on Good Friday (Viernes Santo). Families begin their carpet projects in the middle of the night and work through morning until the procession comes through. Taken during Holy Week (Semana Santa) festivities in Antigua, Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A crucifixion scene in dyed sawdust, taken from a carpet (alfombra) on Good Friday (Viernes Santo). These carpets are made and designed by family and community members and live a short life. Once the procession comes by, they are walked on...and gone forever. Taken during Holy Week (Semana Santa) festivities in Antigua, Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Families and communities work together to design and create sawdust carpets (alfombras) in the early hours of Good Friday (Viernes Santo). Taken during Holy Week (Semana Santa) festivities in Antigua, Guatemala. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
