15/08/2023 04:22 (UTC)

Vibrant "Gritería Chiquita" celebration enlivens northwest Nicaragua

Managua, Aug 14 (EFE).- Catholic believers in northwestern Nicaragua, along with curious onlookers, celebrated the traditional "Gritería Chiquita" on Monday.

This popular religious festival commemorates a pilgrimage organised in 1947 by then Bishop Isidro Oviedo y Reyes. The pilgrimage was a plea to the Assumption of Mary to stop a violent eruption of the Cerro Negro volcano. (Camera: EFE).

FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 'GRITERIA CHIQUITA' (CHIQUITA CRY) IN LEON, NICARAGUA.

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Date: 15/08/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Arts, culture and entertainment
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 134 seconds
Reference: 7001288845
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