Dos Laredos celebrate the Virgin of the Guadalupe amid pandemic
Dec. 14, 2020
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On Saturday, faithful Catholics all over the community got together in their respective homes and churches to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe on her day of feast.
Every year, the Gateway City’s parishioners and believers of the virgin attend church for a special mass in her honor that features matachines who dance in a ritualistic style to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe. This year, due to the pandemic, things were very different here and in the sister city of Nuevo Laredo.
In Laredo, the festivities were restricted to some extent by the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, which has restricted church attendance to just certain percentage of parishioners. Around the city, most people opted to honor the virgin in their home. Some even brought matachines from their local parishes to their homes.