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Making a Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

Watering Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

Spraying water on Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

Purple Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

Closeup of floral Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Floral Holy Week carpet, Antigua, Guatemala Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Antigua, Guatemala - April 10, 2009: Spectators admire Holy Week carpet on Good Friday morning in Spanish colonial town & UNESCO World Heritage Site with most famous Holy Week celebrations in Latin America. Groups work all night to make carpet (using wooden stencils and dyed sawdust) in path of Good Friday procession. Purple clad 'cucuruchos' take turns to carry religious floats in processions.