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How To: Guatemalan Street Carpets

March 18, 2008 by Marcie  
Filed under Parenting

How To: Guatemalan Street Carpets

In Guatemala, Semana Santa, the week before Easter, is filled with parades, ceremonies, and many traditional rituals. One of the most beautiful is the creation of alfombras. These are street carpets made with flower petals, pine needles, and dyed sawdust. They cover a path for many blocks.
Recreate the fabulous and spiritual carpets created for Holy Week Processions at Crayola.

Guatemala Holy Carpets

March 18, 2008 by Marcie  
Filed under Parenting

Guatemala Holy Carpets

Guatemalan artists design amazing alfombras, the Arabic word for carpet, made of pine needles, flowers, flower petals, sand, and saw dust on the processional routes. They create them as offerings.
Head to this site to see the gorgeous carpets designed on cobblestone.


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