50-60% of El Salvador’s God-haters are Catholic, another 20-25% are Protestants and the rest are all a mix of Anglican, Jehovah Witness, Presbyterian, Seventh-Day Adventists and Pentecostal.  Mormonism is an up and coming way to hate on God with almost 100,000 El Salvadorians singing Joseph Smith’s praises. 

Easter is a big deal in this country.  They conduct street “festivals” and dress up as devils and run through the streets whipping each other.  Texistepeque, El Salvador is where this old traditions takes place and is supposedly symbolic of good v. evil.   Lent is one of El Salvador most important traditions. During this 40-day period, named “Cuaresma” in Spanish, people fast, pray and give alms. The last 7 days of the 40 days is called “Bigger Week” or “Holy Week.”

On Good Friday, there are two major processions.  Early in the morning there is the “passion,” which is a re-enactment of the walk that Jesus took with the cross toward Golgotha.  That wraps up around noon.  Then in the p.m., Roman Catholic churches and communities start making rugs on the streets with sawdust, which will later be part of the path where the “holy funeral procession” will pass, carrying the “dead body of Christ”.  This represents one of the greatest traditions for the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador.  Streets in many places of the country are completely closed, with “rugs” covering entire streets.  For them it goes beyond religion. For Salvadorians, it is about the art and the effort the people put into making the rugs. For most Salvadorians, it is a gift, an offering they are making for Jesus.  He hates their rugs!  (http://blog.compassion.com/easter-in-el-salvador/#ixzz0rRTREOPC)