"Semana Santa"

People in spanish countries call Holy Week Semana Santa and they call Easter Pascua.

Spanish people use beautifully decorated floats to depict the story of Easter. In Mexico, papier-maché images of the traitor Judas of all sizes are suspended over the streets or poles on Easter Sunday. They are filled with fireworks and lit at the appropriate moment and then there is much rejoicing. Children often make 'The Eye of God' by weaving brightly colored wools across sticks ties together as a cross in a diamond pattern. In Spain they have the festival of Semana Santa. It is a parade type thing that goes for one whole week.

The traditions are the same in all the spanish speaking countries.