Semana Santa

Why might it be confusing to someone that "Semana Santa" lasts for ten days?

• Semana means "week", which is seven days; not ten.
• Santa means seven.
• Semana means "month", which is more than ten days.

Why is Semana Santa celebrated in countries that don't speak Spanish?

• It is celebrated in all countries.
• It is a Christian holiday celebrated in all Catholic countries.
• It is celebrated only in Spain.
• It is celebrated everywhere except the USA.

What is the Spanish word for Easter?

• Viernes de Dolores
• La Navidad
• La Pascua
• El Domingo de Ramos

What are three things individuals carry during Semana Santa processions?

• candles, crosses, instruments
• Bibles, floats, alters
• Easter eggs, Easter baskets, and bunnies
• Palm branches, pasos, crosses

A mobile structure that contains statues and scenes from moments in the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ is called a ______.

• paso
• candela
• cruz
• pascua

No se celebra Semana Santa en Roma porque es la capital de un pais que no es catolico.

• cierto
• falso

Una cofradia es una organizacion religiosa.

• cierto
• falso

Los penitentes son personas religiosas que expresan su dedicacion a Jesucristo.

• cierto
• falso

La ropa que llevan los penitentes es similar a la ropa que llevan los miembros del KKK en los Estados Unidos.

• cierto
• falso

En Guatemala y Honduras, celebran la Semana Santa con ________.

• pasos
• candelas
• alfombras de serrin
• catedrales