A pilgrim arrives on his knees at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City during the annual celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint, on December 12th, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims make the trip to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe each year for the feast day.
(Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)
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A demonstrator shouts slogans in front of the Senate building during a protest against the potential approval of an internal security law that would allow the army to act as police, in Mexico City, on December 14th, 2017.
Mexican farmers protest in Mexico City on December 5th, 2017, over land conflicts on the outskirts of the capital.
People pay homage to earthquake victims in Mexico City on September 19th, 2018, on the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes.
Women atop the Pyramid of the Sun stretch and get energy from the rising sun during celebrations of the spring equinox on March 21st, 2018.
Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox and marks the Iranian New Year, is celebrated by more than 300 million people in diverse communities across the world.
The national holiday celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
