December 12 is the Day of the Virgen de Guadalupe

This s a popular Catholic festivity that celebrates the belief that a man encountered the Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on December 9 and 12, 1531.
According to the story of the Lady of Guadalupe, Mary spoke in the Nahuatl language when she appeared to the young man.
In the Frida Kahlo exhibition the Virgen de Guadalupe is shown in two retablos and in one original painting used to decorate the kitchen of Frida.

Author: Dr. Mariella Remund.