Abantu baseDominican banesiko lamaKhatholika futhi okunye kokuboniswa kwenkolo okukhulu kakhulu ngumkhosi ogujwa ezweni lonke ukuhlonipha i I-Virgen de la Altagracia noma i-Our Lady of Altagracia, Umama Ovikelayo Nongokomoya WeDominican Republic.
Imikhosi yokuhlonipha iNcasakazi isiqalile ngama-novenas, izinqwaba, izingoma, zilindile usuku olumaphakathi okunguJanuwari 21, usuku lapho izinkulungwane zabantu abathembekile behlangana khona ezweni lonke beya ethempelini lakhe eHiguey ukuze bamkhonze futhi bamenzele okuhle.
Ukuhlonishwa kweNtombazanyana yase-Altagracia kuhlehlela emuva maphakathi nekhulu le-XNUMX bobabili eSanto Domingo naseHiguey yanamuhla, kepha, ngokusho kwezazi-mlando, ukuzinikela kwabantu abaningi kwaqala ngokunqoba kwabaseSpain ngoJanuwari 21, 1690 phezu kwabahlaseli baseFrance Impi yeSabana Real.
Amabutho aseSpain ayecele iNcasakazi yase-Altagracia ukuba ibasize banqobe le mpi, ngemuva kokuthola umusa, abaseSpain benza iphathi enkulu behlonipha iNcasakazi Futhi kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke, bonke abantu baseDominican bagubha umkhosi behlonipha iVirgen de la Altagracia njalo ngoJanuwari 21.
Isithombe sentombi ebeka phansi ukuzalwa kukaJesu emkhombeni eBetlehema, ihlonishwa endaweni engcwele yase-Altagracia, edolobheni laseSalvaleón de Higuey. Izinkulungwane zabathembekile zenza uhambo oluvela kwamanye amadolobha ukuze zivakashele iNcasakazi, ziyikhonze, zizikhulule futhi zicele umusa waphezulu ngenkinga ethile yomndeni.
Indawo engcwele yase-Altagracia Akuvakashelwa abazinikezele abathembekile baseDominican kuphela, kodwa futhi nabantu bezinye izizwe abahlanganyela kulo mkhosi wezenkolo ogcwele ukholo nokomoya.