lacostacaribe: FERIAS Y FIESTAS DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE LA GUAJIRA

Fiesta de la Virgen de los Remedios City:

Riohacha He worships the Virgin of Remedies by the sea to withdraw from the streets of Riohacha. On 2 February a procession in his honor runs its streets with candles blessed by priests that are delivered to the residents and seeking to calm the storms. Accompanies the holiday culinary specialties from the regiPatronal Festival Our Lady of Remedies City: Riohacha These festivities are full of color, fun and community involvement, dominated the popular events such as: corralejas, fairs, street dances and horse races.

La Fiesta de la Virgen de los RemedioS

is of great importance to Riohacheros, has a tradition of religious festivals - Cultural. The story goes that on Monday May 14, 1663 ocean waves at sunset sparkling ruffled their infernal noise loins and pounced on the city streets devoured the first two of the port, a mortal fear gripped the population and it was for less because he had never produced a tsunami with such fury. So they asked to the virgin to them 'give a hand' in heaven, and here comes this tradition. on and carousing vallenatas.