
Greetings, dear and beloved friends. I hope you all have a happy and blessed day. Today, I am here first to wish you a happy new year and to share with you some beautiful photographs of the festivities in honor of the patron saint of the town of Altagracia, on Margarita Island.
These festivities begin on January 1st of each year with the descent of the sacred image from its altar to place it a little closer to its congregation. This is a celebration that takes place over several days, as the following days are usually filled with different activities such as singing, pageants, music parades, fireworks, salves, processions throughout the town, and more. </center



However, due to the current situation in our country, all these activities were suspended, leaving only religious activities.
So, after January 1st, when she came down, we were only notified on the 5th if she would be leaving the parish, and then yesterday, January 6th, there was her traditional morning mass and, in the afternoon, a new Eucharist and procession only around the church.


Unfortunately, I couldn't attend in the morning, but I decided to plan my visit for the afternoon to show my gratitude to our patron saint. So, we left at around 4 p.m. to arrive before the Eucharist began and to be able to spend some time admiring and thanking our sacred image.
That afternoon, accompanied by my mother and my two little ones, we walked to the church, which is about 15 minutes from home.


And even though the activities were only religious, there were a lot of people attending the Eucharist and then the sacred image around the square.
When the procession ended, we left quickly because I was carrying my two-month-old baby, and I don't like to take him out when the weather is cold and at night. But as you can see in some of the photographs, which may not be perfectly focused because they were taken by my little girl, our sacred image of the Virgin of Altagracia was very beautiful, surrounded by beautiful, colorful flowers, and the church was also fully decorated for the occasion. And even though this year's celebration was not like previous years, I found it very beautiful and simple.



The content in this publication is completely original and all the photos are my own and were taken with my Redmi note 13 cell phone.