A pilgrim passes a cross to his son outside the Balisica of Guadalupe at sunrise in Mexico City

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A pilgrim passes a cross to his son outside the Balisica of Guadalupe at sunrise in Mexico City, December 8, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Mexican pilgrims converged on the Basilica, bringing images to be blessed, as processions filled the streets for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of the Americas.

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Location: Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica, Mexico City, Mexico, North America
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
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