During one of the last discussions I attended at South by Southwest last week, Javier Hernandez mentioned that the Nuevo Leon Tourism site was about to add details on the celebration of Semana Santa which culminates on Easter Sunday.
I paid them a visit this morning but came back empty handed (for now) on the topic of Holy Week.
If I got it right, Semana Santa is followed by Semana Pascual and these 2 weeks turn into a long national holiday.
Add to the religious festivities, the arrival of Spring.
In Mexico City it translates into 2 days of festivities with Noche de la Primavera (program only in Spanish it seems) on March 29 and 30 for what seems to be the 5th edition.
The event takes over the city center.
Good thing that I cross checked my facts by visiting the Mexico City pages. If I had trusted Whatsonwhen blindly I would have gotten the dates wrong (they list this festivity on March 18 and 19).
If you are into architecture and cosmic experiences, taking in the Vernal Equinox at Chichen-Itza Mayan Pyramid will thrill you "as the sunlight projects a shadowy image of a serpent’s body on the banister of a flight of stairs and on the corner of the Kukulcan Temple. Kukulcan, which means feathered serpent, was a Mayan god" (as described by Visit Mexico site).
It might be a tad too late to make arrangements for this year's event as it takes place on the night of March 20th.
All this shows that Easter is not all about sweets. History has its place.
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