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  • China, Anye Machen, 2007. A full "kora," or circumnavigation, of this holy mountain takes Buddhist pilgrims eight to ten days. At a base elevation of almost ten thousand feet, it is cold here year round..
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  • The sun sets at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Niger, Boubon, 2007. A farmer puts in a last half hour before the sun sets on his plot along the banks of the Niger River.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A brick maker labors at the bottom of a water hole where the clay is good.
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle, April 21-22, 2011. True faith suffuses every aspect of Teotitlan del Valle's painstaking recreation of the last hours of Jesus, from Thursday's afternoon's Last Supper through to a night vigil at a jail cell after his arrest. Village elders play the parts of the twelve apostles, and the town's devout fill the church for mass and communion, for the ritual washing of the disciple's feet, and for multiple gatherings which mark the hours. Good Friday dawns with music, scripture, and a solemn procession of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the town's own radiant"Virgen Dolorosa" through the streets.
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle, April 18, 2011. On a moody Monday in southern Mexico, the Zapotec townspeople of Oaxaca's Teotitlan del Valle reenact all fourteen Stations of the Cross through this mountain community's winding cobblestone streets. From the first station, where Jesus is condemned to die, to the last, where he is laid in his tomb, somber processions accompanied by flowers, singers and a brass band stop at each refuge, adorned with "tapetes" created by master carpet weavers and blessed with food and drink for all. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle, April 18, 2011. On a moody Monday in southern Mexico, the Zapotec townspeople of Oaxaca's Teotitlan del Valle reenact all fourteen Stations of the Cross through this mountain community's winding cobblestone streets. From the first station, where Jesus is condemned to die, to the last, where he is laid in his tomb, somber processions accompanied by flowers, singers and a brass band stop at each refuge, adorned with "tapetes" created by master carpet weavers and blessed with food and drink for all. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Teotitlan del Valle, April 18, 2011. On a moody Monday in southern Mexico, the Zapotec townspeople of Oaxaca's Teotitlan del Valle reenact all fourteen Stations of the Cross through this mountain community's winding cobblestone streets. From the first station, where Jesus is condemned to die, to the last, where he is laid in his tomb, somber processions accompanied by flowers, singers and a brass band stop at each refuge, adorned with "tapetes" created by master carpet weavers and blessed with food and drink for all. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October 16-23, 2010. Nothing says "bienvenido" more than a smile, and in these people of Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo they seem, much like the clear blue waters of the "cenotes," to run through and underlie every aspect of life.
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, September 14-17, 2010. Mexico City is renowned as one of the most important, and densely populated, cities in the world. But in the cool silence of a church interior, in an unexpected public garden sheltered by high walls, on a thoughtful bench along a quiet back street, there are plentiful harbors of peace in which to rest. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, September 14-17, 2010. Mexico City is renowned as one of the most important, and densely populated, cities in the world. But in the cool silence of a church interior, in an unexpected public garden sheltered by high walls, on a thoughtful bench along a quiet back street, there are plentiful harbors of peace in which to rest. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, September 15-16, 2010. The 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain was celebrated with a tremendous country-wide effort marked by careful planning and a generous spirit. Mexico City was host to the most spectacular events, assisted by thousands of organizers, officials, artists, soldiers and citizens. Multimedia and more at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, September 15-16, 2010. The 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain was celebrated with a tremendous country-wide effort marked by careful planning and a generous spirit. Mexico City was host to the most spectacular events, assisted by thousands of organizers, officials, artists, soldiers and citizens. Multimedia and more at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Chihuahua, Guachochi, July 17, 2010. A truly remarkable 100 kilometer "ultra-marathon" is held each year in Chihuahua's rugged Tarahumara country. Drawing hundreds of participants from all over the world to the scenic town of Guachochi, the course for this grueling endurance race takes runners in and then up out of the 1,830 meter deep "Barranca Sinforosa," part of Mexico's famous Copper Canyon area. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • MEXICO, Chihuahua, July 12-19, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • USA, Chicago, March 28 - April 2, 2010. Salvador Zavala, a 33-year old Mexican carpenter, was chosen from among seven Catholic parishes to play Jesus in the annual "Via Crucis," a faithful re-enactment of Christ's last hours. Led by Jorge Nieto, who himself played Jesus in 1987, and his wife Carmen, the Way of the Cross Committee takes great pains to rehearse every step carefully, counting on the devotion and patience of its Chicago members to ensure the event's success. Beginning at the Providence of God Parish with Pilate's condemnation of Christ, the three-hour Good Friday procession follows the "Stations of the Cross" along Pilsen's 18th St, culminating in Christ's crucifixion and entombment, marked with a service at St. Adalbert's.
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  • USA, Chicago, March 28 - April 2, 2010. Salvador Zavala, a 33-year old Mexican carpenter, was chosen from among seven Catholic parishes to play Jesus in the annual "Via Crucis," a faithful re-enactment of Christ's last hours. Led by Jorge Nieto, who himself played Jesus in 1987, and his wife Carmen, the Way of the Cross Committee takes great pains to rehearse every step carefully, counting on the devotion and patience of its Chicago members to ensure the event's success. Beginning at the Providence of God Parish with Pilate's condemnation of Christ, the three-hour Good Friday procession follows the "Stations of the Cross" along Pilsen's 18th St, culminating in Christ's crucifixion and entombment, marked with a service at St. Adalbert's.
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Laos, Vientiane, 2003. Lifeline for all, the Mekong River traverses Laos, enabling trade, communication and transport for thousands who depend on it.
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  • Japan, Kanazawa, 1999. Old and young alike celebrate Hyakumangoku, marking one million "goku" of rice produced in the northern Honshu area.
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  • Laos, Luang Nam Tha, 2003. Afternoon light in Luang Prabang reveals a sublime golden goddess rising skyward like a lotus.
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  • BURMA (MYANMAR) Yangon Division, Thanlyin, 2003. These rock breakers paused for only a moment during their punishingly difficult work. It is common to find women  and young men like these on road crews.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Bani, 2007. Vultures loom over the empty courtyard of the "Grand Mosquee" in Bani.
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  • China, Xiahe, 2005. Relatives wait outside for the bride and groom to arrive. Participants were welcomed to a traditional Tibetan ceremony and a Chinese dinner..
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. A Bella woman watches over her handmade pots at Gorom-Gorom's regional market.
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  • Pakistan, North West Frontier Province, 2004. Visible support for Saudi Arabia's most elusive citizen finds a home along the Chitral highway in Pakistan's NWFP.
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  • A sleeping cherub is surrounded by marigolds at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead flowers, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Remembrance is a family affair at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • The Carbajal family of Salinas spends time with their departed family members in a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night. Hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.
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  • Family members search for a loved one's grave at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • A family member takes time to pray as night falls. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Families walk to the graves of their loved ones at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • The candlelight procession begins at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass and offer their prayers as dusk fell. Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Sisters help a young girl get hair extensions along a quiet Oaugadougou back street.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Grandmother provides a refuge for this young child on an Accra back street.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. Children play in the later afternoon on the outskirts of Agadez.
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  • Niger, Niamey, 2007. Outside the patient's ward at the state hospital in Niamey, a new bride waits for her father to receive care.
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  • Niger, Boubon, 2007. A Muslim pirogue driver takes a moment for evening prayer by the banks of the Niger River.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. After some guarded looks, two veiled girls on their way home from school finally relax.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. At the long distance bus station in Ouagadougou, two mothers wait patiently with thir children.
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  • Ghana, Ho, 2007. The first of the season's torrential rainstorms hits the Ho area just after twilight.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Many street vendors must move constantly to find customers.
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  • Burkina Faso, Bani, 2007. In Bani's only school, a mixed-age class prepares for the day's lesson in French.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A mother looks proudly at her daughter as she learns to accept a stranger.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. Near the Dori market, a Muslim man expresses himself in dance.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. In the dry season, the water level sinks well below the lakebed in this northeastern corner of the country.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. There is little to do for these two Nigeriens in the center of the big market in Agadez.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. The wall of an Agadez tailor shop displays posters of Mecca, and a composite featuring Bin Laden, Musharraf, Bush, and Qaddafi together.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Dwarfed by a pile of firewood, an exhausted boy rests in the late afternoon.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A Fulani mother and child take a moment of rest during the midday heat.
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca de Juarez, April 17, 2011. On the Sunday before Easter, Mexico's most important holiday, two very different congregations marked the beginning of Semana Santa and the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with prayer and processions. The Templo de la Compania de Jesus welcomed Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello for the "Blessing of the Palms" in central Oaxaca, while the small community of Santa Cruz de Xoxocotlan carried Jesus through rainy streets strewn with flowers.
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  • Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca de Juarez, April 17, 2011. On the Sunday before Easter, Mexico's most important holiday, two very different congregations marked the beginning of Semana Santa and the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem with prayer and processions. The Templo de la Compania de Jesus welcomed Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello for the "Blessing of the Palms" in central Oaxaca, while the small community of Santa Cruz de Xoxocotlan carried Jesus through rainy streets strewn with flowers.
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Azcapotzalco, December 16, 2011. "Posada" means "inn" in Spanish, and on each of the nine days before Christmas, groups of devout Catholic parishioners like these will reenact Mary and Joseph's search for shelter during their Biblical journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Multimedia and more at www.mexicoculturalcalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, December 11-12, 2011. In one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, millions of faithful come from all over Mexico to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in celebration of the country's patron saint. For many, Guadalupe represents both the Christian Virgin Mary and the Aztec earth mother Tonantzin: to the "peregrinos," as they are known, Juan Diego's vision in 1531 of a young woman on a Tepeyac hill was the start of an enduring legend which inspires to this day. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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