Pilgrims Arriving At The Church In El Rocio, Spain Editorial Image

The Romería de El Rocío is a pilgrimage at Pentecost to the Hermitage of El Rocío in the countryside of Almonte, Province of Huelva, Andalusia, in honor of the Virgin of El Rocío. In recent years the Romería has brought together roughly a million pilgrims each year. The romería as such begins on Saturday before Pentecost. However, pilgrims come from throughout Andalusia and typically travel an additional one to seven days beforehand. Many count this travel as the most important part of the pilgrimage. The pilgrims travel in groups, religious brotherhood. Centre of the Pentecost celebrations, the church of Nuestra Senora del Rocio, our lady of the dew. It holds the venerated image of the Virgin, also cold Blanca Paloma, the white Dove. On this picture a brotherhood arrives in El Rocio and the pilgrims with their lavishly decorated sanctuary passing the famous church.