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Virgen de la Merced religious festivities
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Religious festivities honoring the Virgen de la Merced are being observed continue across various regions in Argentina and Ecuador. In Tucumán, Argentina, Governor Osvaldo Jaldo received the image celebrations have progressed through the vesting of the Virgen de la Merced at Virgin, the provincial government house to initiate patronal festivities. The arrival marks of the start misachicos, and the final day of the novena. The schedule for September 24 includes a nine-day novena, featuring daily masses and midnight tribute from gauchos, a religious activities leading up to ceremony for the commemoration of Armed Forces and Security Forces, and an act commemorating the Battle of Tucumán on September 24. at Plaza General Manuel Belgrano. The day’s events are set to conclude with a 5:00 PM procession and a final mass for pilgrims at the Basilica at 10:00 PM. In Maipú, Argentina, celebrations include festivities involving a torch procession, a novena, and art exhibitions, honoring exhibitions by local artists are ongoing, with the Virgin’s status as celebrations expected to culminate on September 24. The town honors the Virgin as its symbolic first settler of the town. Similarly, in settler. In Machala, Ecuador, devotion is remains centered around on the local cathedral and neighborhood visits, where a visits. A traveling image of the Virgin is taken to visits the homes of the faithful for prayer and song. song, with participation from local residents and members of the Legion of Mary to maintain spiritual traditions.
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