El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Women use flowers to decorate palm branches in preparation for a Catholic procession. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Members of the Historiantes perform a traditional dance. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

Dried palm branches await decoration with flowers. On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted. The festival culminates with a Catholic procession through the streets of the town, in which participants carry palm branches decorated with local flowers.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted. The festival culminates with a Catholic procession through the streets of the town, in which participants carry palm branches decorated with local flowers.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted. The festival culminates with a Catholic procession through the streets of the town, in which participants carry palm branches decorated with local flowers.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted. The festival culminates with a Catholic procession through the streets of the town, in which participants carry palm branches decorated with local flowers.

El Salvador Flower and Palm Festival

On May 10, 2015, Residents and visitors celebrated the Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador. The festival honors the Virgin Mary and hails the beginning of the rainy season, in which crops are planted. While others took part in a Catholic procession, representatives of El Salvador's Nahuat People performed a traditional ceremony in the town's central plaza.