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Pilgrims arriving at Hermitage in El Rocio, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pilgrims arriving at the church in El Rocio, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pilgrims arriving at Hermitage in El Rocio, Spain

Spain, province of Huelva, Andalusia region: pilgrims arrive on horseback at the sanctuary church of the Virgin of El Rocio. Women in colorful flamenco dresses and the men in equestrian costume. The RomerÃÂa de El RocÃÂo is a pilgrimage at Pentecost to the Hermitage of El RocÃÂo in the countryside of Almonte, in honor of the Virgin of El RocÃÂo. In recent years the RomerÃÂa has brought together roughly a million pilgrims each year. The pilgrimage 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.