December 12 marks a very significant day in Mexico, as the country prepares to honor and celebrate the Virgin Mary for Dia de la Virgen Guadalupe, in anticipation of the celebrations which will see people from all parts of Mexico make their way to
Throngs of people gathered at St. Mary of the Nativity Church in East Salinas on Thursday to shoot photographs and leave tokens at the Virgen de Guadalupe painting.
Dec. 1st marks the beginning of daily pilgrimage processions departing around 5 p.m., this year from various parts in town. These processions lead up to Dec. 12th the Day of the Virgen de Guadalupe, or rather the patron saintÂ
Throngs of people gathered at St. Mary of the Nativity Church in East Salinas on Thursday to shoot photographs and leave tokens at the Virgen de Guadalupe painting.
Juan Diego's cloak is housed in the Basilica de Guadalupe: the cloak or mantle is said to have been imprinted with an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe, proof of the authenticity of the apparitions. Making the Basilica the world's major center of