Virgen De Andacollo - Ingles

Ensayo Virgen de Andacollo

The oldest people say that was in 1560 that a local resident found a beautiful

de óldest pipl sei dat guas in fiftín sixti dat a lóucal résident faund a biútiful

image of the Virgin Mary, and was venerated since then , giving rise to one of

ímach ov de víryin meri an guas veneréitid sins den, giving rais tu guan ov

the oldest religious festivals in the continent : the Feast of Our Virgin Rosario de

de oldest relíyius festivals in de continent: de fist ov auar víryin Rosario de Andacollo

Andacollo.

The festival this year was special because it marked the 450th anniversary of

De festival dis year guas espéshial bikós it markt de for jandred an fifti anivérsari ov

this tradition that is to visit the Virgin the day after Christmas , to thank the

dis tradíshon dat is tu visit de viryin de dei after krismas, tu zank de

favors granted health , work, a good year in school, but also miraculous

feivors granted: jelz, guork, a gud year in skul, bat olso mirákiulus

recoveries of diseases and other requests that devotees kept in his heart.

rikóveris ov disísis an ader rikuésts dat devoutís kept in jis jart

This festival has the presence of many faithful, especially members of religious

dis féstival jas de présens ov meni feizful, espéshiali mémbers ov relíyius

dances, Chinese dances , Indian and dancers , which also keep their promises

dansis, chainís danses, Indian an dánsers, guich olso kiip deir prómises

to deliver the color and sound to this party.

Tu deliver de kolor an saund tu dis parti.

There are also walkers who travel thousands of kilometers from La Serena and

dear ar olso guókers ju trável záusands ov kílomiters from La Serena an

Coquimbo to Andacollo , or walk from Ovalle , Vicuña and so many people to

Coquimbo tu Andacollo or guok from Ovalle, Vicuña an sou meni píipl tu

honor their commitment to the Chinita . Some took advantage of the evening

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