Salvadoran Religious Culture
How did the Catholic religion spread to my country?
The catholic religion spread when Pedro de Alvarado conquered our country, imposing his religion. Now the catholic church in El Salvador is part of the worldwide catholic church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome and the Conference of the El Salvadoran Bishops. There are almost 5 million Catholics in El Salvador. 
When?
Catholicism began in the nation in the sixteenth century with the invasion of Pedro de Alvarado. Before being conquered our ancestors adored many gods as Xipe Tótec (god of fertility), Ehécatl (god of the wind), Tláloc (god of the rain), Xilonen (goddess of corn), etc.
Who?
Pedro de Alvarado.
What other religions are there in El Salvador?
In El Salvador approximate 51% of the population are Roman Catholics, 33% are Protestant, 14% not having a religion, and the remain (less than 2%) being Jehovah’s Witnesses, Hare Krishna’s, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and members of indigenous religions.
What Catholics celebrate in El Salvador?
A variety of saint days are celebrated as local holidays. The country itself is called “El Salvador” and takes the transfigured Jesus, the Divine Savior of the World, as its patron saint, and his feast day on August 6 is a national holiday. Others celebrations are Holy Week & Easter; Christmas; Death Mourning & the Afterlife; Coming of Age; etc.
lewy911 • May 30, 2019 at 9:25 am
In my opinion every religion is good. However there is some things that i don’t really like. every religion is talking about the other religion. like this religion only believe in Jesus. I feel like they attack each other with world. like they want to make that person to join to their religion by talking about the other one. why they don’t just fight for the same reason. basically they are fitting for the same thing. they adore the same god.