easter is a very big 4-day holiday in Belize. many stores and offices closed down on thursday evening and reopened again on tuesday after easter. they party very hard on thursday evening and then on good friday they don't sell any alcohol anywhere. saturday is another party day and then on sunday easter it seems to slow down again. this is the big vacation holiday where everybody comes from inland to the beaches. it's also a big holiday where all the families comes to visit their relatives who live near the beach. they even have a big bikini contest on the beach on easter sunday. even though it is a big family occasion apparently the girls get up on stage and get a little wild with their dances. I missed it because we went out fishing that day. Darn.
In all the trips I've taken to placencia I've never seen so many people in the village. it seems to be a bigger holiday than christmas. it is something that I don't really enjoy so I can see now why people stay away from the beach areas this time of the year. it seems to be the time of the yeat when all the locals get together with their relatives. I remember seeing pictures of huatulco mexico that this holiday was a day when the beaches were so packed it was hard to find a place to even sit.
Belizean sunrise
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