Hundreds of Ecuadoreans wait on the beach to see the traditional Holy Week ritual (Lavado de la cruz).
![Hundreds of Ecuadoreans wait on the beach to see the traditional Holy Week ritual (Lavado de la cruz).](/photo-blog/holy-week-santa-elena.jpg)
Fishermen from Ballenita try to lift up the wooden cross in the Pacific ocean during the annual Semana Santa rite.
![Fishermen from Ballenita try to lift up the wooden cross in the Pacific ocean during the annual Semana Santa rite.](/photo-blog/holy-week-lavado-de-la-cruz.jpg)
The sacred wooden cross is sprayed by water in the sea during the annual Holy Week ritual.
![The sacred wooden cross is sprayed by water in the sea during the annual Holy Week ritual.](/photo-blog/semana-santa-ecuador.jpg)
Catholic believers try to touch the cross to wash off their sins during the annual Semana Santa celebration.
![Catholic believers try to touch the cross to wash off their sins during the annual Semana Santa celebration.](/photo-blog/semana-santa-holy-week.jpg)
Catholic followers bath the wooden cross in the Pacific ocean during the annual Holy Week ritual.
![Catholic followers bath the wooden cross in the Pacific ocean during the annual Holy Week ritual.](/photo-blog/semana-santa-latin-america.jpg)
Holy Week in Santa Elena
Santa Elena, Ecuador – April 2012
Catholic followers bath the wooden cross in the Pacific ocean during the annual Holy Week ritual.
Cuanta riqueza en nuestros pueblos, de mil maneras celebran según su cultura , que refrescante tradiciòn, Gracias por compartir tanta riqueza
Emma Aída Chacón Pereira
22.04.2012 – 20:08