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Local January 21, 2021 | 4:19 pm

These are the 10 things you didn’t know about the Virgin of Altagracia

Today, January 21, the country celebrates the Day of Our Lady of Altagracia, the Dominican people's protective and spiritual mother. Since its origins, the "Tatica" (as some call it), there are a series of curious facts, which perhaps many people did not know and are presented below:
  • 3 out of 10 women in the Dominican Republic are named Altagracia.
  • If a person (whether ... Read more

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