Marian devotion
Guadalupe and the Michoacán peasants
Michoacán, Mexico
The purepecha peasants venerate Guadalupe as a protector of the land.
Place: Michoacán, Mexico
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Michoacán, the Perepecha peasants venerate Guadalupe. They carry it in procession through the fields of corn and beans.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Guadalupe protects the peasants from pests and droughts. The peasants bring you offerings of their best fruits.
Every 12 December, the Purepechas celebrate the feast of Guadalupe with dances and songs in their native language.
Guadalupe speaks in all the languages of Mexico.
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