Manipulating Virgin Mary
In the month of December, Mexico, Nicaragua and Paraguay celebrate the day of Virgin Mary. The best known is the mythical Virgin of Guadalupe from Mexico. On December 12th , millions of promeseros go to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe to thank her for her good deeds and charity or to promise her new beginnings. This custom is repeated with variations in Colombia in the case of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, in Chile with Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Along the length and breadth of the Latin American geography there is a long procession of faithful who place their faith and fears in Virgin Mary. The Virgin, without a doubt, has deeply penetrated popular religiosity and the national identity of the countries of the region. In the case of Paraguay, the Day of Virgin Mary is a time when the Catholic Church stands as the voice of the nation and the people. The historical and cultural roots of the Virgin of Caacupe are so dense and significant that the homilies delivered on t...