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They are considered a time-honored tradition by religious folks, a unique cultural and photographic opportunity by many visitors and a meeting point for family and friends originally from Puerto Vallarta.
The annual pilgrimages in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the celebrated Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary, are a very important religious celebration in Mexico.
In this way, a peregrinación or pilgrimage is a journey of moral or spiritual significance to a shrine of importance to a person’s faith. In Mexico, peregrinaciones usually take place during the 12 days that precede December 12, the day in which Mexico honors Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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