December 12th is the Day of the Virgen de Guadalupe and a few weeks before and up to that date, literally millions of pilgrims from all parts of Mexico come to the Basilica in Mexico City to thank the Virgen for her favors. Many of them come in their traditional dress and perform dances in the large square in front of the Old and New Basilica. Last year, over 7 million pilgrims visited this site to celebrate her Feast Day.For Photo Walk Nº92, we met early on Sunday morning to learn about and photograph this event. The weather was perfect with blue skies providing a backdrop and we could even clearly see the two volcanoes. We spent the morning watching the dancers, some of whom came from Veracruz, Puebla, Estado de México, Chiapas and further away and visited the Old and New Basilica and a few of the other sites in the complex.In fact, there was so much going on, so many colors and sounds and so many scenes to photograph, that we began to suffer from sensory overload. Something that always happens at this time of year.
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