Blisstree » alfombras http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How To: Guatemalan Street Carpets http://www.blisstree.com/articles/how-to-guatemalan-street-carpets-360/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/how-to-guatemalan-street-carpets-360/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:34:10 +0000 Marcie http://www.achildchosen.com/how-to-guatemalan-street-carpets/ Post from: Blisstree

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.

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How To: Guatemalan Street Carpets

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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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Guatemala Holy Carpets

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