7- La Semana Santa

La Semana Santa means

• Santa's week

• The week of saints

• Holy Week

What are traditional alfombras are made from?

• paper and glue

• boards and nail

• sawdust and sand

• pickles and cheese

The fish based soup, la fanesca, is only eaten during La Semana Santa in this country?

• Ecuador

• Peru

• El Salvador

• The United States

What are cascarones?

• Life size piñatas

• Chocolate bunnies

• Colored egg shells filled with confetti

How could the atmosphere be described in Spain, during the processions of La Semana Santa?

• happy and cheerful

• sad and mourning

• confused and uncertain

What are costaleros?

• Pictures of biblical scenes in the processions

• Floats carried in the processions

• The people who carry the floats in the processions

Who are las Manolas?

• Women who devote themselves to mourn the death of Christ and celebrate His resurrection.

• Men who devote themselves to mourn the death of Christ and celebrate His resurrection.

• Children who devote themselves to mourn the death of Christ and celebrate His resurrection.

What do las Manolas wear on Resurrection Sunday?

• red

• white

• blue

• black

Who are the Nazarenos?

• the penitent ones

• a holy brotherhood

• altar servers