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Annual celebration honors Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico

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Millions of people make the pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City to honor the patron saint of Mexico. There are no pandemic restrictions² in place.

ROB SCHMITZ, HOST:

Mexicans celebrate the Virgin³ of Guadalupe today. More than 3 million Mexicans made a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe to pay their homage⁴. It was the first pilgrimage to be held without any restrictions after the pandemic. NPR's Eyder Peralta sent us this postcard.

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EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE⁵: The pilgrims make their way to the basilica for miles on the promenade⁶. It's an awe-inspiring display of humanity. Some pilgrims carry statues of the Virgin tied to their backs. Others, in groups, carry entire altars while they sing.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing in non-English language).

PERALTA: Jasmine and Adolfo Gutierrez say they got up at 4 a.m. to begin their walk.

ADOLFO GUTIERREZ: (Non-English language spoken).

PERALTA: "It's because of our faith," he says.

JASMINE GUTIERREZ: (Non-English language spoken).

PERALTA: "And gratitude⁷, gratitude above all else," says his wife. "They're alive," she says, "despite all the bad - a war, a pandemic, a bad economy. But they're alive."

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PERALTA: This pilgrimage is one of the largest in the world. It dates back almost 500 years, when Catholics believed the Virgin Mary appeared before San Juan Diego, an Indigenous⁸ farmer. She left on his cloak an image of a brown-skinned Virgin of Guadalupe. Until this day, that cloak hangs inside the basilica, and worshipers trek⁹ for days, for weeks, sometimes from thousands of miles away, to get a glimpse of this relic¹⁰ in the hill where this apparition¹¹ happened. Some of them get on their knees and crawl for miles. When I kneel to talk to Michele Perez Cornejo, she grimaces¹² with pain. I ask her why she does this.

MICHELE PEREZ CORNEJO: (Non-English language spoken).

PERALTA: Her kids got sick, and she promised the Virgin, if they got better, she would make the sacrifice. Her grandmother also died two years ago. And this year, her uncle died. Here on her knees, she could already see the hill that's brought her so much solace¹³. I ask what she's feeling.

CORNEJO: (Non-English language spoken).

PERALTA: Happiness and sadness, she says. Her uncle was a believer. For four years, they climbed to the top of Tepeyac Hill. In his honor, she will climb that hill on her knees.

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PERALTA: The crowd moves from the promenade to the church. There's music and tears and joy and laughter and undying devotion. Engracia Martinez, who's 55, has made this trip for 25 years.

ENGRACIA MARTINEZ: (Non-English language spoken).

PERALTA: "We have the material things," she says, "but sometimes what's missing is in the heart." That's when she prays to the Virgin, she says - when she doesn't understand her kids, when someone gets sick or when life just seems too hard. It's the virgin, she says, who gives her strength.

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PERALTA: Eyder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LA GUADALUPANA")

MIRIAM SOLIS: (Singing in Spanish).

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

3 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

4 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 promenade   

n./v.散步

参考例句：

• People came out in smarter clothes to promenade along the front.人们穿上更加时髦漂亮的衣服，沿着海滨散步。
• We took a promenade along the canal after Sunday dinner.星期天晚饭后我们沿着运河散步。

7 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

8 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

9 trek   

vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行

参考例句：

• We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
• It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。

10 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

11 apparition   

n.幽灵，神奇的现象

参考例句：

• He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
• But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。

12 grimaces   

n.（表蔑视、厌恶等）面部扭曲，鬼脸( grimace的名词复数 )v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Clark winked at the rude child making grimaces. 克拉克先生假装没有看见那个野孩子做鬼脸。 来自辞典例句
• The most ridiculous grimaces were purposely or unconsciously indulged in. 故意或者无心地扮出最滑稽可笑的鬼脸。 来自辞典例句

13 solace   

n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和

参考例句：

• They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.他们日常生活很艰难，就在宗教中寻求安慰。
• His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.演艺事业突然一落千丈，他便借酒浇愁。