Everything is closed...

Tis Easter weekend here in Santiago, and everything is closed. Being such a Catholic country, it isn't surprising. Yesterday I rode my bike up Cerro San Cristobal, which has a statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the city. It was full of people visiting the church at the top, even a few impersonating Jesus. I was some what impressed, it is a bit of a hike, a long ways to carry a cross, but I guess that's the point right? Chile seems to enjoy consumerism, as the Easter bunny isn't an unknown figure here. Not the same level as in the US, but there are those who pursue the Easter egg hunt. Sometimes it is odd for me, someone who wasn't raised with any Christian influence, to be around such a Christ crazy country.