Marian devotion
Guadalupe and the Mexican Carriers
Mexico City
The reels and drivers venerate Guadalupe as protector of the road.
Place: Mexico City
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In Mexico's trucks and buses, it is common to see a picture of Guadalupe stuck in the windshield. The reels pray to him before starting each trip.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Guadalupe protects the reels from accidents. The drivers say they sometimes see a light on the road when the fog is dense.
Every December 12, the reels organize a procession with their trucks on the roads of Mexico.
Guadalupe illuminates the roads of Mexico.
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