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Fiesta of the Virgin of Guadalupe
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When:
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Dec 2007 (annual)
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Where:
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Cozumel
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Free
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| Opening Hours: |
All day
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Although the main Virgin of Guadalupe celebrations are just outside Mexico City, the 12 days of festivities on Cozumel form one of the most popular saint's days in the country.
The celebrations start with a procession across the island by both religious and secular organisations to the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Another procession takes place nine days later with a Thanksgiving Mass at the church. On 11 December, young and old take part in a race round the island, returning to the church for a party, with plenty of typical food, drink, music and dance. On the last day there are more masses, more parties and "re-enactments" of the apparitions of the Virgin on Tepeyac cliff.
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