Virgin of Caacupe Day / Date
Sun, Dec 8, 2024
Virgin of Caacupe Day
Holiday
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Apr 19, 2024 · Caacupé, town, central Paraguay. The name Caacupé originated from the Guaraní word caaguycupé, meaning “the other side of the mountain.
December 8 commemorates the anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary to a Guarani Indian named José who had been converted to Christianity by Jesuit ...
The statue, sculpted in the beginning of the 17th century by an indigenous artist, is an ex voto given to the Blessed Mother by a survivor of danger. In a bus, ...