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anniversaries january
January 12
Virgen de Guadalupe, León, Guanajuato, Mexico
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe in León, begun in 1839, was finally completed July 8, 1875. Ever since, on January 12, one month after the feast day of
Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Sanctuary celebrates the festival of the Inditos, "Little Indians."
Dressed in the style of the native Juan Diego on whose cloak the Virgin left
her image in 1531, children and adults in shawls and huaraches bring crates of food to her shrine. On December 11, the faithful gather at 11 pm to bring in the official feast day
with mañanitas, morning serenade, after which masses are held every hour all day.
Source: Portal de León, www.leon.gob.mx
Also celebrated this date:
 | Notre-Dame Mère du Bon Pasteur, Djibouti, Djibouti. Cathedral
consecrated, 1964. |
| Santa Maria del Suffragio, L'Aquila, Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy (St. Mary of
Holy Souls). Confraternity founded, 1645. |
| Virgen de Guadalupe, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Fiestas de
Tierras Negras. |
| Virgen de Guadalupe, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. Fiesta on
January 12 or following Sunday. |
| Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Mexquitic de Carmona, San Luis
Potosí, Mexico, Estanzuela district. District's patronal fiesta. |
| Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico. Town's
patronal fiesta, multi-day celebration. |
| Virgen de Guadalupe, Huejotengo, Morelos, Mexico. Three-day
fiesta. |
| Virgen de Guadalupe, Amacuzac, Morelos, Mexico. Start of 10-day
fiesta with bullfights, parades, etc. |
| Virgen Santa María de Guadalupe, Ezequiel Montes, Querétaro, Mexico.
Town's patronal fiesta. |
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