Sand Carpets in Copan, Honduras


Here is the view from the balcony of our hotel. They had a ladder set up at the other end, but the line was long. Now I wish I had waited in line! The picture would have been worth it!
Late on Good Friday evening there was a procession that made its way through the streets led by a priest. Once they made it to the sand carpets, in the pouring rain, the procession stopped and there was a sermon, given from a megaphone. After the sermon and prayers were complete they proceeded to walk across the carpet.
Saturday, the next morning they began to sweep it all away. They used the sand as mulch around the trees in the park.
On Easter Sunday there was another procession through town. Here is a picture of them making their way down the street. This has to be about half of the town, since Copan is not that big.
Have you ever seen sand carpets? Where were you and what were they of?