Saturday, December 14, 2019

This year was the 109th celebration of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta by the Native American community in the Tortugas neigborhood in Las Cruces, New Mexico. All of Las Cruces was invited. The dancing, costumes and music were spectacular. It is a three day event that includes a pilgrimage to a local mountain top, several masses and rosaries, and a day of Native American dancing. New Mexico is a special place.

























































Information about the Tortugas Pueblo and the annual fiesta

http://tortugasnm.org/history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortugas,_New_Mexico

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/12/08/our-lady-guadalupe-fiesta-includes-mountain-pilgrimage/4366629002/

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1 comment:

  1. UnknownDecember 21, 2019 at 8:30 AM

    Wonderful commentary and extraordinary pictures! Really an improvement on the 100 years of steps about Tortugas. I love NM and I love Las Cruces and I love my community. So glad you came.

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