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Article: Semana Santa: Holy Week and Easter Festivities in Tijuana
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- La Prensa San Diego
- Article date:
- April 6, 2007
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Call it the Mexican Spring Break.
Call it the most important religious celebration in Mexico.
But whatever you choose to call it, it can't be denied that the period known as Semana Santa (Holy Week) is the time of the year when Mexican Catholic families in Baja California and the rest of Mexico consider this thee time of the year. This Semana Santa began with Palm Sunday, April 1,
Whether it is to go to the local beaches or to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ, Holy Week here is usually a time of joy. Children get two weeks off from school. Many companies shut down for that period so that their employees can spend time with their families.
Holy Week, or Semana Santa, begins on Palm ...