Every year, on the last Sunday of the month of May, we celebrate the Romeria (pilgrimage) of Our Lady of Grace.She is the patroness of the village and her image is kept above the altar of the village church, on the gilded and carved baroque reredos.
Once a year, however she is taken out to the countryside to spend the day among her people.
Fabian and Jeannie
The main entrance to the village is thronged with romeros
The statue of Our Lady of Grace is carried through the village square.
Fernando and Fabián
The national anthem is played when she comes out onto the street.
The bells are rung.
Everyone is waiting to follow Nuestra Señora de Gracia as she is carried out of the church, through the streets of the village, to the little country chapel, about three kilometres distant.
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