Happy Good Friday

It was amazing to see how the lines of tapes we saw the night before turned into the total masterpieces we woke up with. The alfombras covered street after street. People plan out their offering with such precision and care. I still cannot believe that these intricate designs are made of sawdust! After spending the whole night creating these alfombras (and for some of the more intricate ones, the minute they are complete,) a procession walks over the image, destroying it. The procession begins with a series of young boys and young men carrying crosses, followed by a short sermon by a priest, and, finally, a group of men wearing hoods eerily similar to the KKK boost a platform with Christ carrying the cross on their shoulders. Although I do not understand the symbolish completely, it was an absolutely beautiful to see people spend so much time and effort to make such a meaningful offering, all to have it destroyed beneath Christ's feet.