Photo Story: Celebration of the ‘Griteria Chiquita’ in Leon, Nicaragua

People take pictures of an image of the Virgin of the Assumption during the celebration that was held on Sunday of the Griteria Chiquita in Leon, Nicaragua.

Seventy-five years ago, the city of Leon suffered for more than a month one of the most inclement eruptions of the Cerro Negro volcano.

A circumstance that brought together hundreds of faithful in the Cathedral to perform a prayer guided by the bishop of the diocese, Monsignor Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes, who implored the Virgin of the Assumption for her help to stop the fury of the volcano and promised to celebrate every year a ‘Shouting of Penitence’ or ‘Little Shouting’ (Griteria Chiquita), similar to the traditional Griteria that is held every 07 December.

Via EPA-EFE/Jorge Torres

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