Holy Week
When does Holy Week begin and end?
Begins: Good Friday
Ends: Easter Sunday
June 16th
When does Independence Day take place in Costa Rica?
September 15th
Dia Day Los Inocentes stands for...
Day of the Inocentes
Out of these holidays, the one celebrated on the largest scale is...
Holy Week
During Holy Week _____ peaks in Costa Rica
travel
What type of holiday is Corpus Christi day?
Public Holiday
How is Independence Day celebrated in Costa Rica?
With many different parades and eating traditional Costa Rican food
Dia De Los Inocentes is celebrated on
December 28th
Most of the holidays celebrated in Costa Rica are ___ holidays
Religous
Holy Week is a celebration of....
The resurrection of Jesus on Easter
What does Corpus Christi specifically celebrate?
The body and sacrifice of Jesus
What does Costa Rican Independence Day celebrate?
Cental American independence from Spain
On Dia De Los Inocentes...
Citizens enjoy traditions of playing pranks/practical jokes on one another
The first year Costa Rica nationally celebrated its Independence Day was...
1848
Citizens celebrate Holy Week through...
How do Costa Ricans celebrate Corpus Christi day?
Through feasting and attending festivals
A recognized symbol of this holiday in Costa Rica is...
The independence torch
Dia De Los Inocentes can be most similarly compared to....
April Fools Day in the US
Most Costa Rican holidays are celebrated through...
Festivals or parades
Holy Week in Costa Rica is called...
"Semana Santa"
Corpus Christi day is not only celebrated in Costa Rica but...
Other Latin American cultures
What event starts the celebration of Independence Day in Costa Rica?
The traveling of the independence torch, starting in Honduras
Dia De Los Inocentes was originally celebrated as...
A religous remembrance of King Herod's plan to kill Jesus after His birth
True or False: The Independence Torch carried on Independence Day, starts its travel to Costa Rica in Guatemala
False