The Gateadores: Guatemalan Holy Week Tradition of Sacrifice and Faith

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The Gateadores Procession

🚶‍♂️ The Gateadores, or crawlers, is a unique Holy Week tradition celebrated by the Mayan community in San Andrés Sajcabajá, Guatemala.
🚶‍♂️ Men participating in this procession cover their faces with crowns and carry logs with thorns.
🚶‍♂️ They traverse a distance of half a mile to a mile between the community's two temples.

Sacrifice and Faith

💔 The tradition involves significant sacrifice for the participants, which evokes sympathy.
🙏 Despite the difficulty and sadness associated with the procession, participants undertake it with deep faith.

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