{"id":249425,"date":"2026-03-31T07:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=249425"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:06:00","slug":"easter-in-the-ciudad-colonial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/easter-in-the-ciudad-colonial\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter in the Ciudad Colonial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Semana-Santa-Ciudad-Colonial-Diario-Libre.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Semana-Santa-Ciudad-Colonial-Diario-Libre.png 600w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Semana-Santa-Ciudad-Colonial-Diario-Libre-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For Easter Week (Semana Santa) 2026, the Colonial City (Ciudad Colonial) in Santo Domingo is the center of the country&#8217;s religious and cultural traditions. Below are the key events and details regarding the choral concert and other activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events in the Colonial City<br>Holy Thursday (2 April 2026):<br>Mass of the Lord&#8217;s Supper, includes the ritual washing of the feet.<br>Adoration of the Monuments: From 6pm until midnight, all churches in the Colonial City remain open for the traditional &#8220;Visit of the Seven Churches.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good Friday (3 April 2026):<br>Sermon of the Seven Words (Serm\u00f3n de las Siete Palabras) is held at the Cathedral from 1 to 3pm.<br>The Easter Concert (Concierto de Semana Santa) at the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor (Catedral Primada de Am\u00e9rica) is scheduled for Good Friday, 3 April at 8pm. The event features the participation of the Cathedral choir and orchestra. Seating is limited so people are advised to arrive early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easter Sunday (5 April 2026): Festive Resurrection Masses are held in all temples, with the Cathedral being the primary venue for the official morning service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWRevyzERY9\">Archdiocese Santo Domingo <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/actualidad\/nacional\/2026\/03\/27\/agenda-de-semana-santa-2026-en-la-catedral-primada-de-america\/3482041\">Diario Libre <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWccXzgCahf\">Instagram <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31 March 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Easter Week (Semana Santa) 2026, the Colonial City (Ciudad Colonial) in Santo Domingo is the center of the country&#8217;s religious and cultural traditions. Below are the key events and details regarding the choral concert and other activities: Events in the Colonial CityHoly Thursday (2 April 2026):Mass of the Lord&#8217;s Supper, includes the ritual washing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/easter-in-the-ciudad-colonial\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[341,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249425"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249446,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249425\/revisions\/249446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}