This is about a man, his sick son, and a promise.
It started with this church. Inside this church is a statue that (it is said) has healing powers for the sick. This man's son was very ill and the man went to this church and made a promise to the statue. He promised that if his son got well, he would organize a large group of people to ride on horseback from Morelia to Patzcuaro to show everyone that this statue healed his son.
This is the statue
The man's son got well and the man organized a large group of people to ride their horses to the church. That was years and years ago, but the ride by horse from Morelia to Patzcuaro happens ever year so the people will remember.
As the horses come into the church court yard, the bells ring and ring to announce to the city that the horse's are coming in.
This is one of the riders - the youngest one. This ride is a 12 hour ride and for one so little it must have been quite an adventure.
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