It's the day after American Thanksgiving, and everybody in Chelem is gathered by the church on the zocalo to attend a ceremony involving the Virgin of Guadalupe. All the ladies are in their beautiful dresses and the kids are expecting balloons and candy and other goodies. There is a parade that takes the Virgin of Guadalupe to the ria to be blessed, and then a big party. It's all very sweet and part of the local color that makes this area so charming.

All the pews in the church have been removed and taken outside for the first part of the ceremony.

The kids love to have their pictures taken.

What a beautiful dress!