Catholic religious processions have taken over the zocalo and cathedral in the past 10 days. The schedules for these daily mini-parades are posted on the church doors, listing which neighbourhood group or organization is due and at what time and day. Usually they are sponsored by local businesses, which pay for the banners and a brassy rent-a-band in the background.
I was confused at first, because some of the processions go INTO the church but others go OUT of the church. And then the big confusion was about which Virgin was which. The first week of solemn processions was in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, who is the patron saint of this island. Then the last 2 days coincided with all of Mexico celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe, who is the patron saint of the entire country. (Forgive my ignorance and for more detail look up the history of these 2 apparitions online.)
The processions for V.I.C. were small but serious, heartfelt and colourful. But the processions for V.G. didn't happen at all, at least not according to the schedule posted. Was it the occasional rainy period or just simple procession fatigue?
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