Carrying Around The Virgin Of El Rocio Editorial Photo

Spain, province Huelva, region Andalusia: pilgrims want to touch the shrine and statue of the virgin. The Romería de El Rocío is a procession on the second day of the Pentecost to the Hermitage of El Rocío in the countryside of Almonte, Province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, in honor of the Virgin of El Rocío. In recent years the Romería has brought together roughly a million pilgrims each year. During the procession, which takes about 24 hours, the image of the Virgin carried around and all the believers want to touch the colorful image of the sacred virgin. Parents raise their daughter so she can touch the image of the Virgin. The child, girl, is scared.