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| Virgen de los Angeles Day |
| Observed by |
Costa Rica |
| Type |
Historical |
| Significance |
Celebration of Costa Rica's patron saint |
| Date |
August 2nd |
Virgen de los Angeles Day is a Costa Rican holiday celebrating Costa Rica's patron saint, the Virgen de los Angeles (la Negrita). It is celebrated on August 2nd with religious pilgramages from San José to the Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica in Cartago.
Basilica Los Angeles,
Cartago, Costa Rica
[edit] References
- [1]The Pilgrimage to Cartago
