Easter

All Ecuadorians know, regardless of religion, which in late March or early April comes Holy Week, after meeting Lent, counting from Carnival festivities.

All around the world, Holy Week  and Easter are key dates in the Christian calendar. The Week, as it is also known, officially begins with Palm Sunday, in which the branches of different designs, made of palm fibers, are blessed during Masses celebrated throughout this day; and culminates on Easter Sunday.

During this week the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and finally, his resurrection, is commemorated on Easter Sunday.

Traditions

In our country, mainly Catholic population, is celebrated with various events, such as church services, fasting, penance, spiritual retreats, praying the rosary, prayer walking the stations that describe different instances of the Passion of Christ, the visit of the Seven Holy Thursday churches, etc., alone or in family, in meetings loaded meanings and religious symbolism, according to the degree of commitment that every Catholic provide these dates.

                                                                                       

Food

enjoying a plate of Fanesca, for many, delicious, for others, too heavy for digestion, whose ingredients correspond to what represents the date: fish, usually cod air-dried salted, in honor of Jesus, known such as the Fisherman of Men; and the twelve different grains, representing the twelve apostles. This dish brings together around the table, family, friends and neighbors and prepared in large quantities. It is also accompanied by the delicious tamales salt or sweet.

Music

The International Festival of Sacred Music is one of the most important expressions of Holy Week Quito. This year will be held from 13 to 24 March. It includes recitals praise with tunes of the seventeenth century to contemporary music, with performers of the highest quality from different countries. This year highlights the participation of male and female singers Chota Valley