The week before and including Easter (a.k.a. Holy Week) is called Semana Santa in Central America (a.k.a. when the entire ismuth shuts down and goes wild). In the heart of León, at the cathedral church square, there were artists putting together a wonderful form of art! The nicos were taking wood shavings, dying them with bright colours and making a picture in a frame with them. The were spectacularly bright and it was an interesting sight amongst the hustle and bustle of the center of town and in the middle of the road nonetheless! Each piece depicted a Christian theme or figure and I never saw the final product, but I imagine these pieces would have been a main spectacle for the Semana Santa celebration.
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