December 12 – Dia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe Day)
This is the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe and is celebrated with a feast honoring Mexico’s patron saint. It celebrates the day that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared on Tepeyac hill to the native Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. It is not a state holiday.

On this day people from all parts of Mexico make their way to Mexico’s chief religious center at the Basilica of the Virgen of Guadalupe, located in Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo, a northern neighbourhood of Mexico City. There, they will celebrate the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) with a mass ceremony and a traditional fair in her honor. The Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe became an national holiday in 1859.

This is a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe that is displayed in The Santuario de Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cabo San Lucas. This photo was taken on December 22, 2013. The church was decorated for Christmas.
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