Abantu baseDominican banesiko lamaKatolika kwaye enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo kwezenkolo ngumbhiyozo obhiyozelwa kwilizwe liphela ngembeko IVergen de la Altagracia okanye uMama wethu waseAltagracia, uMama okhuselayo kunye noMoya weRiphabhlikhi yaseDominican..
Imibhiyozo yokuhlonipha iNtombikazi sele iqalile nge-novenas, imisa, iingoma, zilinde owona mhla ungoJanuwari 21, usuku apho amawakawaka athembekileyo ahlanganisana evela kwilizwe lonke ukuya kwitempile yakhe eseHiguey ukuze amnqule kwaye amenzele inceba.
Ukuhlonitshwa kweNtombi Enyulu yaseAltagracia kubuyela embindini wenkulungwane ye-XNUMX bobabini kwiSanto Domingo yangoku naseHiguey, kodwa, ngokwembali, ukuzinikela kwabantu abaninzi kwaqala ngokuphumelela kweSpanish ngoJanuwari 21, 1690 ngaphezulu kwabahlaseli baseFrance Imfazwe yeSabana Real.
Imikhosi yaseSpain yacela iNtombikazi yeAltagracia ukuba ibancede baphumelele umlo, emva kokuba ubabalo lunikiwe, Abemi baseSpain babebambe itheko elikhulu behlonela iNtombikazi Kwaye ukusukela ngala mhla, bonke abantu baseDominican babhiyozela umthendeleko ngokuhlonela iVirgen de la Altagracia rhoqo nge-21 kaJanuwari.
Umfanekiso wentombi enyanzelisa inqanaba lokuzalwa kukaYesu emkhombeni eBhetelehem, ihlonelwa kwingcwele yeAltagracia, kwisixeko saseSalvaleón de Higuey. Amawaka abathembekileyo enza uhambo olusuka kwezinye iidolophu ukuze batyelele iNtombikazi, bayinike imbeko, bazikhulule bacele ubabalo lobuthixo kwingxaki ethile yosapho.
Ingcwele yeAltagracia Ayindwendwelwa kuphela ngabantu abathembekileyo baseDominican, kodwa nangabaphambukeli ababelana ngalo mnyhadala wenkolo uzele ukholo kunye nokomoya.