The governing board of the Brotherhood of Almonte (Huelva) has decided to suspend the pilgrimage of El Rocío, scheduled between May 29 and June 1, 2020, due to the situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

As reported by the brotherhood in a statement, “due to responsibility” and due to the evolution of the scenario caused by the covid-19, the government board has decided to also suspend all previous acts scheduled in Almonte such as the procession of the Virgen del Rocío through its streets on the 17th or the return to the village of El Rocío on the 24th of the same month.

It is a decision that the governing board of the Matriz de Almonte brotherhood has taken “with pain but with strength” and above all “out of responsibility”, taking into account the recommendations of all the authorities and considering “the highest priority in these Moments should be the only reason for everyone’s attention and concern: health. ”

https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2020/03/23/radio_huelva/1584964080_198844.html

And I mean…More than 20,000 animals are used each year in the Romería del Rocío among horses, oxen and donkeys.

More than 20,000 animals know exhaustion, mistreatment, lack of water and rest, injuries, and also death every year.

This year, and thanks to Corona they won’t have to go through that.
Go, Corona, Go!

My best regards to all, Venus