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.

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.

This event in Antigua, Guatemala may just be one for your Bucket List…Antigua is famous for its Catholic celebration of Holy Week that commemorates the Passion, the Crucifiction, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ because the entire city (and thousands of travelers) participate in the events.