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The Spanish word for 'Easter' is Pascua, but it's more common to see Easter referred to as Semana Santa (Holy Week). This is a time when many festivals take place across Spain and Latin America.

Chacelyn Peltier, the 2025 Spanish Festival Queen, spoke about the history and how we got here today. She said when the French came in, they had a lot of people including women.