Good Friday through Easter Sunday for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Events take place all Lent, culminating on Easter Weekend

Three Sonorans

Mar 29, 2024

The following is from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe website:

Easter Ceremony Locations

YAQUI COMMUNITIES
Celebrating Lent and Easter Ceremonies

NEW PASCUA
Located off of Valencia and Camino de Oeste.

SOUTH TUCSON
39th and 10th Avenue
44th and 16th Avenue

OLD PASCUA
Located off of Grant and Fairview

GUADALUPE (PHOENIX AREA)
Located off of Baseline and Avenida del Yaqui

ALL COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED BY TRIBAL, TOWN OR CITY ORDINANCES.
Please note that no audio recording devices, cameras, cellular phones, sketching and drinking of alcoholic beverages are allowed at any ceremonial site.

Visitor Etiquette

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe welcomes all visitors who come in a spirit of reverence appropriate for any religious ceremony. All communities are protected by tribal, town or city ordinances. Please note and that audio recording devices, cameras, cellular phones, sketching and drinking of alcoholic beverages are not allowed at any ceremonial site.

Lent

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. The processions and weekend ceremonials begin and the:

Prayer Leaders,
Kantoras (Female singers)
Kiyohteis (Female Church Assistants)
Vanteareom (Female Flag Bearers)
Anhelitom (Angels)
Padrinos and Madrinas (Godparents)
Kohtumvre Ya’ura (Fariseo Society)

and the Pueblo will participate in the Friday processions.

These societies, (except the angels) as well as the oficios for the Pahko’ola and Deer Dance Society will participate in the weekend ceremonials. The oficios for the Pahko’ola and Deer Dance Societies are noted above.

The Lenten activities last for seven weeks. The ceremonials begin early Saturday morning and culminate on Sunday afternoon. The members of the above societies will participate in their own respective communities. When Lent is over, the oficios (Pahko’olas & Deer Dancer) will usually remain in the Hiaki communities until the Holy Cross ceremonies are over.