Overview
- The 2026 calendar, confirmed across outlets, places Palm Sunday on Sunday, March 29, with Holy Thursday on April 2, Good Friday on April 3, and Easter on April 5.
- Lima’s archdiocese invites a Palm Sunday Eucharist led by Archbishop Carlos Castillo that begins with the Blessing of Palms in the Plaza de Armas and continues in procession to the Cathedral.
- City-backed Holy Week programming in Lima includes reenactments by actor Mario Valencia Rivadeneira, known as “Cristo Cholo,” who plans the entry into Jerusalem, a Baptism scene on Holy Thursday, and a Friday Via Crucis up Cerro San Cristóbal.
- Córdoba posts detailed itineraries for local processions, from the Sábado de Pasión routes for neighborhood brotherhoods to the Domingo de Resurrección schedule led by the Hermandad de Jesús Resucitado.
- U.S. observances range from New York’s public festivities to the White House Easter Egg Roll that invites families to the grounds, reflecting how Easter customs accompany church services.
- Palms blessed on Palm Sunday are often kept at home and then burned the next year to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday, a practice contained in the Roman Missal.
- Granada merchants report brisk demand for mantillas, peinetas and capirotes, with some hand‑made mantillas reaching €4,000 and orders placed months in advance due to limited artisanal supply.