Several locals I have spoken with suggested that these carvings are typically placed in the garden at the family home. One Swedish tourist I spoke with gave me her opinion on the Jesus carving; “Well, I guess it is kind of like a garden gnome only Jesus is much better equipped to care for living things compared to a fairytale creature.” Antigua, Guatemala — April Beresford

Published March 26, 2015 at 1634 × 2179 in The Charm of Street Vendor Culture: Antigua, Guatemala transforms for Holy Week
Several locals I have spoken with suggested that these carvings are typically placed in the garden at the family home. One Swedish tourist I spoke with gave me her opinion on the Jesus carving; “Well, I guess it is kind of like a garden gnome only Jesus is much better equipped to care for living things compared to a fairytale creature.” Antigua, Guatemala -- April Beresford

Several locals I have spoken with suggested that these carvings are typically placed in the garden at the family home. One Swedish tourist I spoke with gave me her opinion on the Jesus carving;
“Well, I guess it is kind of like a garden gnome only Jesus is much better equipped to care for living things compared to a fairytale creature.”
Antigua, Guatemala — April Beresford

Several locals I have spoken with suggested that these carvings are typically placed in the garden at the family home. One Swedish tourist I spoke with gave me her opinion on the Jesus carving;
“Well, I guess it is kind of like a garden gnome only Jesus is much better equipped to care for living things compared to a fairytale creature.”
Antigua, Guatemala — April Beresford

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