This text offers a didactic approach to Ayacucho’s Holy Week, the city's most important religious celebration, now transformed by globalization and tourism. It reconstructs its history from its introduction by the Spanish in the 16th century to the transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries linked to trade, modernization, and globalization. It describes in detail the three central rites—the Paschal Triduum, the processions of Christ’s passion and death, and the Easter Resurrection celebration—and analyzes their profound symbolism. Throughout its pages, it shows how this festivity integrates countryside and city, liturgy and celebration, local traditions and foreign influences, becoming a space where identities, memories, and differences are negotiated. It is an essential work for Ayacuchans who value their culture as well as for new generations seeking to understand the richness of this tradition.
