title: Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies
text: # Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies
  
  Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies (Spanish: Fiesta Patronal Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a festival that takes place in the northern Colombian city of Riohacha, Department of La Guajira. The festival takes place between January 20 to February 9 of each year. The events vary from corralejas, street parties to horse races.
  
  The festivities celebrates a legend of the Virgin Mary which dates back to Monday May 14, 1663. Riohacha was apparently subject to a tsunami-like wave, and tradition says the Virgin helped in calming down the inhabitants.
  
  