Pilgrimage calendar

Dec 12 – Sun, Dec 13, 2026

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe· Mexico · Christianity

One of the world's largest religious pilgrimages, drawing an estimated 10-12 million people around Dec 12. Festivities begin the night before with an all-night vigil, Las Mananitas at midnight, indigenous dances, and torch-running pilgrims.

Sat, Mar 20, 2027

Chichen Itza· Mexico

At the spring and autumn equinoxes, late-afternoon light casts a serpent-shaped shadow descending the staircase of El Castillo (the Temple of Kukulcán).