This figure is celebrated on a December 12 feast whose main ritual involves walking on one's knees.
This figure is celebrated on a December 12 feast whose main ritual involves walking on one's knees. An image of this figure was seen on the inside of a cloak that was stuffed with roses, and subsequently her church was built on Tepeyac Hill. The subject of a noted history by Miguel Sanchez, she syncretizes many aspects of the pagan goddess Tonantzin, and she first appeared to Juan Diego in 1531, dark-skinned and speaking the Aztec language. FTP, name this manifestation of Mary, a national symbol of Mexico.
This figure is celebrated on a December 12 feast whose main ritual involves walking on one's knees.
the {Virgin of Guadalupe} [or {Our Lady of Guadalupe}; or {Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe}]