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The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Basilica de GuadalupeOn December 12 we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (also called the Virgin of Guadalupe), Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image.

On the 12th, people in Mexico celebrate the apparition of the Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, with millions of pilgrims walking for several days from different places in Mexico to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

This entry was posted on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pm and is filed under Outside Playa, Mexican traditions, Photos of Mexico. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe”

  1. Barbara Says:
    December 23rd, 2008 at 10:19 am

    Please send me complete details of the dance, customes and anything else about the traditional dance performed at Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
    I was present at such a dance and I am interested in the history of this dance.

    Thanks so much.
    Barbara

  2. Raúl Says:
    December 31st, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Hi Barbara,

    I recomend you to visit this web site:
    http://www.explorandomexico.com.mx/about-mexico/5/220/

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