Devotion to ‘Santa Maria’ celebrated ahead of Guadalupe feast day in Wilkes-Barre

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Aimee Dilger / WVIA News Dancers in traditional Mexican costumes practice at St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre ahead of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day, which is observed on Dec. 12. The traditional costumes feature shields, some adorned with the image of the Virgin Mary, who is believed to have appeared to two Aztec peasants in Mexico in December 1531.

Sandra Martinez credits the Virgin Mary with two miracles surrounding her daughter’s December birth.

This year, Martinez gets to honor “Santa Maria,” as the Mother of Jesus is known in Spanish, by carving out a corner for Mary in her family’s Plymouth home.

“Oh my God, I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain myself. It’s something, so many feelings inside me,” Martinez said…

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