Moved women carrying Virgin holy valuables as vow praise Virgin image and cry

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Taken during the festival known as Rocio chico a special pilgrimage between the town of Almonte and the village of El Rocio wich takes place every seven years to commemorate a miracle of the Peninsular War or Independence War 1808 1814 time The Virgin totally covered to protect the image from the dust is beared by young men while women carry her holy valuables as penitence and many men shoot their shotguns towards the sky Almonte province of Huelva Andalusia southwestern Spain May 2006

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Size: 3667px × 5500px
Location: almonte, huelva, andalusia, andalucia, spain, europe
Photo credit: © Felipe Rodriguez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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