Good Friday Description
A solemn religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the Friday before Easter. Throughout Mexico, elaborate Passion plays reenact the Stations of the Cross, with the most famous taking place in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators. Many communities hold silent processions featuring hooded penitents. Families abstain from eating meat, preferring seafood dishes. It is part of the broader Semana Santa vacation period heavily observed nationwide.
