Pascua

= =  Easter in Mexico Easter in Mexico is most widely celebrated and most important religious holiday of the year. It celebrates that last days of Christ’s life, Resurrection, and also the release from the sacrifices of Lent. It starts on April 17th and ends on the 24th by the nearest Mexican beach. These two weeks is the holiday for Mexico. They reenact from the Last Supper to Resurrection. Easter is the oldest observation. This holiday is mostly related with Hebrew tradition. In many towns the full Passion play is enacted from the Last Supper, the Betrayal, the Judgment, the Procession of the 12 Stations of the Cross, the Crucifixion and finally the Resurrection. The enactments are often nicely staged, with participants preparing for their roles for nearly a full year. Schools are usually close for the whole two weeks of Easter. Mexicans pack their bags and go out of the city toward a beach to celebrate these important days; most Mexicans are catholic.