Marian devotion
La Virgen del Carmen and Osaka
Osaka, Japan
Japanese sailors venerate the Virgin of Carmen as a Pacific protector.
Place: Osaka, Japan
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In the port of Osaka, Japanese sailors venerate the Virgin of Carmen. They carry an image on their ships and pray to him before they sail.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Carmen protected Japanese sailors from typhoons. Sailors say they sometimes see a light on the sea when the storm is stronger.
Every 16 July, the sailors organize a maritime procession in the port of Osaka.
The Virgin of Carmen guides the Japanese sailors.
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