¿Quien causa tanta alegria?

¡La concepción de María!

It’s a good day to be in Nicaragua . Today countless people participate in day-long festivities including this call-and-response greeting—”What is the cause of so much joy?” “The Conception of Mary!”—in celebration of the country’s national holiday of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, La Purísima .

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