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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • Pilgrim makes the ascent over rock and through mist and rain to the summit of Croagh Patrick. Ireland's patron saint Patrick fasted for 40 days on the summit in 441 AD. County Mayo, Ireland.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A priest in prayer holding a cross during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Youth club, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Manningham Mill
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Manningham Mill
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Victor Street Mosque, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Wedding, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town. Lumb lane Mosque, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Wedding, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
The Sweet Centre, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Victor Street Mosque, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
    7830_11.jpg
  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
    7812_14.jpg
  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Victor Street Mosque, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Children studying the Koran, Victor Street Mosque, Manningham.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
The Sweet Centre, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Victor Street Mosque, Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Young men relected in the boot of a car, manningham.
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.<br />
Atlas Community Primary School. Manningham
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  • Bradford, in Yorkshire, is home to  the largest Muslim polulatiuon in Britain with some 75,000 lured by employment offered in the mills in the 1950's. Asian Muslims make up 18% of the population and there are sixty mosques in the town.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Catholicism and Maya traitions meet. Villagers gatherat the home of Saint Maximon, the smoking and drinking saint. "A Dirty Eater", he takes the pains and problems of the faithful and is then purified with tobacco and alcohol.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Catholicism and Maya traitions meet. Villagers gatherat the home of Saint Maximon, the smoking and drinking saint. "A Dirty Eater", he takes the pains and problems of the faithful and is then purified with tobacco and alcohol.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Catholicism and Maya Indian traditions meet. Villagers gather at the home os St Maximon, the smoking and drinking saint. "A Dirty Eater", he takes the pain and the problems of the faithful and then is purified with tobaccoand alcolhol.
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  • Villagers wash the clothes of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon  during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon is visited by pilgrims during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon is given a cigarette during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • Villagers wash the clothes of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon  during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • The effigy of the "dirty eating" saint Maximon crucified during the Holy Week celebrations in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. His exact origin is unknown, but he is thought to be a blend of ancient Maya gods, Pedro de Alvarado and the biblical Judas. In return for taking on the problems of the people, he is offered cigarettes and alcohol to cleanse him from the sins and pain he has to take from visiting pilgrims.
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • The church in the village of Santiago Atitlan. Built on the site of a Maya temple, it is a mixture of Indian culture and Catholicism. Filled with the smoke of candles and incense, villagers pay their last respects to Christ before his "Crucifiction" on GoodFriday.
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Croatia. 15th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. 6 children claim to have seen the apparition while on Mount Podbrdo. Catholics from around the world make the pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Bosnia and Hercegovina
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • Pilgrims crawl on their hands and knees to the shrine in the hope of miracles and blessings.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7586_24.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7576_35.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7575_36.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7569_31a.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7569_21a.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On the 15th of August, The Feast of the Assumption, small harmless snakes appear in the village church. The snakes with the markings of a cross on their heads are believed by some to be an incarnation of the Virgin and are believed to have healing powers. The nakes disapear after the 15th. Markopoulo, Kephalonia, Greece, August 1996.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
    7585_13a.jpg
  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Catholicism and Maya traitions meet. Villagers decorate the street before the coffin of Christ is carried through the intricately designed biblical images made from coloured sawdust.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Good Friday. 70 villagemen carry Christ's coffin through the streets of the village. The roads have been painstakingly decorated with biblical patters using coloured sawdust. Throughout the day and night, the procession will continue at a snails pace through the intricately decorated streets. Villagers await the arrival of the procession through the street.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. The village gathers at the church on Palm Sunday, where Catholic and traditional Maya rituals will make up the celebrations.
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  • On Good Friday in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala,seventy men carry Christ's coffin at a snail's pace from the church through the village. The procession continues for twenty hours, shuffling through the streets decorated with sawdust, coloured and poured into designs from biblical stories.
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • Members of  brotherhoods from 54 churches in Seville parade through the streets leading effigies of Christ and the Virgin through tens of thousands of people lining the routes. Spain
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • On May 13th, 1917, three shepherd children had a vision from the Virgin, saying tht if her requests were granted there would be peace on earth. On the 13th of each month between May and October they hd visions culminating in the miracle of the 3th October when 70,000 people witnessed a "dancing sun". The faithful make their way to the shrine of the Virgin.
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  • Good Friday in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.. Throughout the day and night seventy men carry Christ's coffin at a snail's pace through the streets of the village.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. The village gathers at the church on Palm Sunday, where Catholic and traditional Maya rituals will make up the celebrations.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. Thevillage gathers at the church on Palm Sunday, where Catholic and traditional Maya rituals will make up the celebrations.
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  • Holy Week, Santiago Atitlan. Guatemala. 1998. catholicism and maya Indian tradions meet. Members of the cofradia, the church elders outside the church on Palm Sunday.
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  • Holy Week in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. 1998. Catholicism and Maya Indian traditions meet. One of the Cofradia, a guardian of the saints stands guard.
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