On this day (December 12), Mexico celebrates the moment in 1531 that Jesus’ mother in the form of the dark complected Virgin of Guadalupe is said to have appeared to Juan Diego, a recently baptized Mejica (Aztec) peon. On an early cold Saturday morning December 9, tradition says, he was on his way to mass in Tlatelolco, a barrio of Mexico City. As he passed Tepeyac Hill, where the ruins of the temple of the “pagan” Mother Goddess, Tonantzin, mixed with volcanic litter and cactus, a female voice startled Juan Diego, addressing him in his native Nahuatl.
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2009-12-28 03:04:12 |Registered| primeKudos for the good work researching the topic. Ultimately, though, faith in Guadalupe for the practically-minded Mexican is based on answered prayers, not existential urge; and an underdog's need for motherly soothing and a reinforced self-image.
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