Caacupé Virgin Day is the most important national holiday in Paraguay, celebrated each December 8th. Thousands of religious Paraguayans make pilgrimages, some walking for hours, to visit the beautiful and large Caacupé Basilica housing the Virgin of Caacupé, 54 km from the capital city of Asunción, to pray, give thanks, and request miracles from the Virgin.

1. CAACUPÉ VIRGIN CELEBRATION NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF PARAGUAY

4. Every year thousands of people walk many kilometers to visit and participate in the Caacupe holidays.

5. People walk hours and hours to pray, to thank and to request a miracle. It is very common to see men, women and children sleeping near de church in the street waiting to see Caacupe Virgin very near to them.