Zaragoza, Fiestas del Pilar, Spain

The Offering of Flowers to the Virgin every 12th of October in Zaragoza, is the demonstration of the people’s devotion to the Virgin. During the morning and afternoon of the 12th of October, hundreds of thousands of people, dressed in the traditional way, bring flowers to the Virgin, placed in the centre of the Plaza del Pilar. There, volunteers put them as a flower mantle around the Virgin. The duration of the parade lasts over eight hours.