A Christian pilgrim visits a shrine near the village of San Sebastian
de Garabandal in northern Spain on April 18, 2002 where beleivers claim
that many apparitions of the Virgin Mary have taken place over the
years. In the evening of July 2, 1961, four village girls are credited
to have witnessed an apparition of the Virgin Mary at the site.
Thousands of pilgrims have been arriving to Garabandal in the past few
days as rumours are rift that the Virgin Mary will reappear on a
Thursday at 8:30pm. REUTERS/Victor Fraile

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