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Jean-Bernard Lalanne (French, born 1952) ROMERIA DEL ROCIO (ANDALUSIAN PILGRIMAGE OF ROCIO) Oil on canvas, 29" x 25" Signed $6,000. - 8,000. The Andalusian pilgrimage of El Roc_o, or the Romer_a del Roc_o, is a pilgrimage that takes place annually honoring the Virgin of El Roc_o, the patron saint of Almonte, a town in Huelva, Andalusia. While the celebration itself begins the Sunday before Pentecost, pilgrims typically travel one to seven days beforehand, often on horseback or in horse-drawn wagons. Many consider the travel to be the most important part of the pilgrimage. They wear traditional Andalusian dress_flamenco dresses for women and traditional riding costumes for men. There are several routes taken by the pilgrims: the Seville way (through the Andalusian capital), the Sanl_car way through Cad_z, the plains way from the countryside, and the Mogul way from Huelva. Each route is taken by different religious confraternities who carry their own copies of the Virgin of El Roc_o with them along the way. In recent years, El Roc_o has brought together roughly a million visitors.