For centuries, communities of women across México and Latin America have held unique and powerful bonds to the Catholic patron saint known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. We see this bond most prominently at the pilgrimage to the Basilica of Guadalupe in México City, through an annual tradition that has taken place on December 12th since 1754.
To make the pilgrimage, populations of women form small communities that travel together—often from great lengths. This is done to participate in the tradition of paying personal respect to the La Virgen de Guadalupe.
The photo project Women of Guadalupe explores the tradition of Guadalupe through the lens of feminine veneration, celebration, and gathering. This is part of an original story for National Geographic. View the original article here.
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