Festivities and processions during
the first twelve days of December each year involve tens of thousands
of Puerto Vallarta inhabitants and
visitors, who pay homage to commemorate the appearance of
the Virgin Mary to the peasant Juan
Diego on December 12, 1531. According to tradition, the image of
Our Lady of Guadalupe was imprinted
on the cloak of Juan Diego, and to this day it is on display in Mexico City
at the Basilica of Guadalupe which
was constructed at the site of the miraculous appearance.
Hundreds of local PV businesses, unions,
neighborhoods and organizations and their employees
parade from their place of employment
through the streets of Puerto Vallarta
during the Celebrations of Our Lady
of Guadalupe
and end up at the local Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, which
was built starting in 1903.
The candlelight processions generally
start from in front of the Woolworths store
and go the 11 blocks down Juarez street
to the Guadalupe church and
include plenty of banners, music,
singing and colorfully decorated floats
which usually portray the Virgin Mary
and Juan Diego.
Indigenous pagan and Christian rituals
are mixed together.
Along the way on the side-streets
and in the main Puerto Vallarta downtown plaza/zocalo
are many vendors selling food, sweets,
handicrafts and other trinkets and souvenirs.
The feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe
is one of Puerto Vallarta's most beloved and popular celebrations
drawing crowds of many thousands each
year from December 1-12.
Puerto Vallarta Our Lady of Guadalupe
church in downtown off the main plaza
Float showing the apparition of the virgin
Mary to the peasant Juan Diego in 1531
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Next 8 photos from the grocery store
Gutierrez Rizo annual parade or peregrinacion pilgrimage
in December 2009
Puerto Vallarta attractions things
to see during the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Saint John the Evangelist
combining Indigenous pagan and Christian
rituals during the Virgin of Guadalupe festival
For years Gutierrez Rizo had the largest
and most festive procession-floats in this annual event
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More photos from the Puerto Vallarta Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival processions
on Juarez street downtown
Late evening celebrations include
lots of street food and visiting among friends -
catching a bite to eat on Iturbide
street during the yearly Guadalupe festivities
Puerto Vallarta Guadalupe celebration
December 2009 - group from the Hotel Plaza Pelicanos
Along Juarez street, December 2015
- The 12 days of celebrations are among the more prominent
tourist attractions and things to
see during the winter months, and are attended
by tens of thousands of Vallartense
(locals) and visitors alike
Images from December 2017 - above and below
Puerto Vallarta Guadalupe , more photos
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