La Virgen de Guadalupe (18 images)

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The annual fiesta in honor of the Virgen de Guadalupe is a major event in the lives of Latino Catholics, especially those from Mexico, which is home to the Virgen. The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, N.C., hosted the celebration and conducted services for their large Latino congregation Dec. 12, 2009.
  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A young boy looks into the baptismal waters inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church during Mañanitas or adoration of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the early hours of Dec. 12, 2009. Mañanitas begins at midnight and continues until five in the morning.

  • One portion of Mañanitas or the adoration of the Virgin of Guadalupe is the blessing of figures, paintings or candels bearing the image of the Virgin, which parishioners bring from their homes and businesses.

  • Fiesta En Honor La Virgen De Guadalupa, Durham, NC, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • After an early morning celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe or Mañanitas, hot atole, rice pudding with milk, and tamales is served to patrons outside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 6:30 a.m., Durham, NC, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • Fiesta En Honor La Virgen De Guadalupa, Durham, NC, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • Fiesta En Honor La Virgen De Guadalupa, Durham, NC, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.

  • A large procession of worshipers celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe wound through the streets of the Birch Avenue neighborhood near the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, Dec. 12, 2009.