Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Milagros


In honor of its many, many sunny days, El Paso has placed artist-made "suns" all over town. Here's another one from outside the El Paso Museum of History in the downtown area. The milagros are votive offerings to a favorite saint as a reminder of the petitioner's particular need, or they are offered to the saint in thanks for a prayer answered.

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