An ox wearing an embroidered eye shade walks at the pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio,

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An ox wearing an embroidered eyeshade walks at the pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio, in Almonte, Donana National Park, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, May 18, 2013. Millions of pilgrims travel every year from all over of Spain and Europe to the Hermitage of El Rocío, located in the countryside of Almonte, Huelva inside the Doñana National Park natural reserve in Andalusia. The pilgrimage coincides with the "whitsun," which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples.

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Location: El Rocio, Parque Nacional de Donana, Almonte, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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