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December 11, 2015

Our Lady of Guadalupe enthusiasm overpowers devotion to St. Juan Diego

Jose Alfredo Robles, a "conchero" dancer, attends the Dec. 9 feast day for St. Juan Diego at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The indigenous saint has not attracted a large devotion since being canonized in 2002.

MEXICO CITY - For the Dec. 9 feast of St. Juan Diego, traditional indigenous dancers known as "concheros" and "chinelos" danced outside the Old Chapel of the Indians on the grounds of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Published in International