Celebrations in Southern Patagonia

Puerto Natales
Procession of the Immaculate Conception, 1927

Traditionally, the 8th of December is the day when children take their First Communion. In the photo, the priest is attended by two altar-boys. Notice the young girls in white dresses and veils; the men bearing aloft a statue of the Virgin Mary; and the church facade decorated with greenery.

Celebrations in Southern Patagonia