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St. Julia Catholic Church adapted their celebration for Our Lady of Guadalupe to be COVID-19 safe. Emma Peaslee/NPR
The annual pilgrimage that draws millions of people to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City was canceled this year, and many churches celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe limited the number of people attending.
But a church serving Mexican and other Latin American immigrants in Siler City, N.C., had a different solution.
The Rev. Julio Martinez put a portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the back of a pickup truck and celebrated the festival on Saturday in the front yards of church members.