Cuaresma = Lent; deshilachar = to fray....guatemala

Question

I need help on the meanings. I know what the words are in english i just dont know what they mean. I just opened a book and started to read.

Es comun que las personas corten las hojas de palma para deshilacharlas y adornarlas con las flores tipicas de la temporada de Cuaresma: los lirios morados y los clavelesrojos y blancos

Answer 1

Lent is a religious holiday. In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter.

Palm Sunday occurs before Easter, and palm leaves are used in the tradition. Usually they are collected and used the following year, burned to ash, for Ash Wednesday. Maybe (deshilachar) they are frayed during use.

I´m not an expert. This information came from Wikipedia.