Monthly Archives: December 2008

Pilgrimage of the Virgin Guadalupe

December 12th is the most important religious holiday in Mexico; it commemorates the apparition in 1531 of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego on the hills of the Tepeyac in Mexico City. The natives took the Virgin´s appearance as a blessing and the veneration of the Virgin of Guadalupe became a unifying factor in Mexican Catholicism. When you are in the downtown area of PV this December‚ make it a point to visit Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and enjoy the December festivities. It is a unique experience!