Holly Week in the Caribbean Between Spare Time and Devotion
Holly Week in the Caribbean is an attraction for travellers from all over the world, eager to enjoy its generous warm.
Between religious and profane attitudes, these seven days elapsed for travelers enjoying both nature's gifts and soul healing, alternating between the Catholic or Protestant cults and the also enjoyable local cuisine, abundant beaches and nightclubs. Some of the islands were under the rule of several metropolises throughout their history. This is seen today in the diversity of churches like St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Trinidad & Tobago have others, besides Catholicism, Anglicans, Protestants and Bahaísts, as Moslems and Hindu followers. St. Lucia, on its turn, with slightly over 150,000 inhabitants who are strong followers of Catholic religion despite the fact they have received Great Britain's Anglican legacy. The Holy Virgin Caridad del Cobre, Saint Patron of Cuba, has many devotees in the island. Perhaps Jamaica is an exceptional case where many religions are practiced such as Catholics, Protestants and Anglicans with syncretic religions of African origin. Cuba is a similar case and researchers have so far failed to determine if there is any preponderance of one over the others. Barbados seems to be more balanced among Catholic and Protestant followers, the same is true for Martinique and Antigua. Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are Catholic. In the continent, Colombia, Venezuela and northern Brazil equally enjoy a common Catholic heritage; Guyana, however, Hindu, Protestant, Anglican and Moslem are majority while 20% follow the Catholic Church. It is not wonder that every year religious tourists can be seen at hundreds of temples found in the region, outfitted like natives and following the liturgy. The shining sun of the Caribbean region invites later to swim or to enjoy local cuisine in some attractive restaurant.