Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Honoring la Virgin de Guadalupe

Coming by any means at their disposal including by foot and by bike, hundreds of thousands are at the Basílica de Guadalupe in Mexico City to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe. Today markes the 475th anniversary of the alleged apparition of the Marian image to Juan Diego in 1531. The legend claims that the image apppeared to the Indigenous man in his shawl. The shawl is now in the basilica. Last night, as is traditional , Las Mañanitas was sung.

Celebrations honoring the "dark skinned virgin" are happening all over the nation, including places as unlikely as Wisconsin.

Links : Univision.com, Green Bay Press Gazette
Image : Mexico Connect

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