The Guadalupanas Pilgrimages, Tradition and Devotion of Puerto Vallarta

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Puerto Vallarta, Jal. -during the first twelve days of December, for 93 years, Puerto Vallarta held the guadalupan pilgrimages. It was in 1921, with the inauguration of the parish of our Lady of Guadalupe that devotion began to take root in the hearts of Puerto Vallarta; but until the beginning of the 1940s, with the arrival of the priest Rafael Parra, the pilgrimages are made official as a popular party of draught, relevance and regional.

Rafael Parra was the main promoter of the Festival in the city, even their initiative should be brought altarpiece of Guadalajara which decorates the altar and the idea of the Crown the steeple of the Church.

Usually with a few variations to the passing of the years, the route of the pilgrimage begins at Juárez and 31 de octubre. The faithful gather to venerate the "Virgin Morena" and accompany it with songs and praises; travel always has a festive atmosphere with bands or mariachi music.

Likewise, the pilgrimage became a celebration of friendship between Puerto Vallarta and visitors, an extra attraction to the varied tourist offer of Puerto Vallarta. Verbena is the meeting point, where you can find typical food: gruel, corn on the cob, enchiladas, pozole, tostadas, churros.

The peak of the celebrations arrives on December 11, with the "Magna pilgrimage of the children away and disadvantaged". Children are joining the procession with the typical dress of the blanket. At the end of the middle of the night, becomes torch to the Church of our Lady of Guadalupe sing las Mañanitas to our Lady and performs the Eucharistic concelebration.

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