El Rocio pilgrimage across Spanish countryside
El Rocio pilgrimage is the largest in Spain, with hundreds of thousands of devotees wearing traditional outfits converging in a burst of color as they make their way on horseback and decorated carriages across the Andalusian countryside.
- Pilgrims in traditional Rocio costume with a stick with the colors of their brotherhood and a flower in their hair gather near the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim sporting a hat with an image of the Virgin of the Rocio crosses the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim sporting a sunflower crosses the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim preceding a wagon pulled by oxen crosses the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims are reflected on the water before crossing the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim pushes the Simpecao after crossing the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim sporting a yellow flower in her hair is seen through vegetation near the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim sporting a sunflower looks on as she crosses the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims lift up their dresses as they cross the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims walk followed by wagons moments before crossing the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A picture taken on June 1, 2017 shows an image of the Virgen del Rocio displayed on a carriage near the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims in traditional costume removes their shows before crossing the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- A pilgrim passes a guitar to another as they cross the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims in traditional Rocio costumes gather in front of wagons near the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pilgrims in traditional Rocio costumes sit in a wagon as they cross the Quema river during the annual El Rocio pilgrimage in Villamanrique, near Sevilla on June 1, 2017. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)