Annual procession draws thousands of faithful
Pairs of oxen pull a boat-shaped float with an iconic century-old sacred image of Virgin Mary breastfeeding infant Jesus standing on the bow, during the Our Lady of Remedies procession in the small town of Lamego in Portugal in early September. One of Portugal's largest and oldest religious festivals, the two-week celebrations that culminate with the procession, draw thousands.
(AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Ox-pulled floats with sacred images of Mary draw thousands to Portugal's wine-country procession
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press
LAMEGO, Portugal (AP) — Galego and Cabano, two dark-haired oxen, pulled the sacred image of Our Lady of Remedies on a procession float for more than two hours through this small town in Portugal's wine country.
They remained unperturbed even when two cannons fired salutes at the procession's end, but their owner, a local farmer, beamed with pride...
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