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Zihuatanejo & Puerto Madero, Mexico Photograph by Jeff Robbins, S/V Vesper December 2002 |
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| The most important symbol in Mexican Catholic religion is the Nuestra Seņora de Guadalupe (Virgin of Guadalupe) who is believed to have appeared to Juan Diego, a Mexican Indian, in 1531 on a hill near Mexico City where Aztec gods had long been worshipped. The Virgin of Guadalupe is an important link between Catholic and Indian spirituality and is the country's patroness. The Virgin is celebrated nation-wide on December 12 and children are dressed as either little Juan Diegos or Indian girls. |
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