The two-day celebration, which began Des Plaines in the late 2000s, is the largest gathering in the country of Roman Catholic pilgrims honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The 800-pound replica of the original shrine, brought to the city in 1996, is the first of kind placed outside of Mexico.
The two-day celebration is the largest gathering in the country of Roman Catholic pilgrims honoring Our Lady of GuadalupeCrowds early Monday continued to journey Des Plaines -- some by car and bus, others by bike or foot --- to visit and honor the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe as part of an annual Roman Catholic tradition.
, approximately 200,000 people are expected to make the journey to Des Plaines and pay homage to the Virgin Mary; a fulfillment to a promise they've made to make the sometimes long trek to the shrine to ask for health, family blessings, employment -- or to simply thank her for what they have.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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