Pascua

After the exuberant week of Semana Santa leading up to Easter, today, Pascua, seemed tranquil and subdued. El centro was busy as always, but there were no lines of vendors selling flowers and special festival foods, no elaborate religious processions flowing down the streets. The churches were filled with worshippers but were not surrounded by festivities; families appeared to gather in their own homes this afternoon. Today the religious celebration seemed to turn inward.