Chile: Fiesta na cześć Maryi [GALERIA]

W miasteczku La Tirana, które jest oazą na pustyni, 72 km od Iquique, znajduje się sanktuarium Matki Bożej z Góry Karmel. Co roku 16 lipca odbywa się fiesta na cześć Maryi, największa w północnym Chile. La Tirana liczy ośmiuset mieszkańców. Na fiestę zjeżdża tam ćwierć miliona wiernych. W tym roku było podobnie. Foto. PAP/EPA Esteban Garay

epa06092100 Devotees participate in a procession in honor of the Virgin of the Carmen during the festivities in the town of La Tirana, Chile, 16 July 2017. About 200,000 faithful gathered to pay homage to the Virgin of Carmen in the small town of La Tirana, located in the Atacama Desert, in one of the most popular religious celebrations in Chile. EPA/ESTEBAN GARAY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06092101 Members of a guild dressed as the devil participate in a procession in honor of the Virgin of the Carmen during the festivities in the town of La Tirana, Chile, 16 July 2017. About 200,000 faithful gathered to pay homage to the Virgin of Carmen in the small town of La Tirana, located in the Atacama Desert, in one of the most popular religious celebrations in Chile. EPA/ESTEBAN GARAY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06092102 Devotees participate in a procession in honor of the Virgin of the Carmen during the festivities in the town of La Tirana, Chile, 16 July 2017. About 200,000 faithful gathered to pay homage to the Virgin of Carmen in the small town of La Tirana, located in the Atacama Desert, in one of the most popular religious celebrations in Chile. EPA/ESTEBAN GARAY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06092103 A devotee poses with a virgin of Carmen statue during a procession in honor of the Virgin of the Carmen during the festivities in the town of La Tirana, Chile, 16 July 2017. About 200,000 faithful gathered to pay homage to the Virgin of Carmen in the small town of La Tirana, located in the Atacama Desert, in one of the most popular religious celebrations in Chile. EPA/ESTEBAN GARAY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06092104 A member of a guild dressed as the devil participates in a procession in honor of the Virgin of the Carmen during the festivities in the town of La Tirana, Chile, 16 July 2017. About 200,000 faithful gathered to pay homage to the Virgin of Carmen in the small town of La Tirana, located in the Atacama Desert, in one of the most popular religious celebrations in Chile. EPA/ESTEBAN GARAY Dostawca: PAP/EPA.