the Virgin
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The three-day festival of Ashenda takes places as Orthodox Christians commemorate the Virgin Mary.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The 32-year-old is a member of the parish’s Guadalupana committee, which organizes the festivities and prayers around the Virgin of Guadalupe’s feast day every December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rather than the Virgin Mary, the money "should be invested in a hospital or orphanage," one married couple from Sierpce, some 30 kilometres from the statue, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“This flag has a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The girls sing ‘Buenos Dias, Paloma Blanca,’ her favorite song, and then they have toast and honey for breakfast.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
