THE PILGRIMAGE at the present time
At the moment, the Virgin's Pilgrimage takes place the nearest weekend to the festivity of María Dulce Nombre, September 12.
This way, on Saturday afternoon the Fraternity comes out in procession on the way to the Hermitage. Preceded of numerous horses, among those that the sticks and banners of the Fraternity behave, the cart of the Simpecado goes on foot with the Image of the Virgin followed by numerous pilgrims. After them, and in order of antiquity, the carts of the rosemaries, thrown by oxen to the traditional way. After the procession for the town, you travels a little more than half league that the Villa of the Hermitage separates, it leaves of which reflects for the old route of the silver. After carrying out this mountain road, and being prayed to the stocking night the Sacred Rosario with the Virgin's Simpecado for the surroundings of the Hermitage, you proceeds to the prayer of the Ángelus and procession of the Virgin. To the entrance, the castilblanqueños will bid the banks of you walk them of the Virgin following the old tradition.
During the whole night the rosemaries will remain in the surroundings of the Hermitage, gathered around the oaks that surround it.
The Domingo takes place the religious function and levee. Finished the religious acts, he/she takes place for the Rosemaries a meal in which you/they are countless people of the neighboring towns and of the city of Seville that you/they come closer to share this day in Castilblanco. At the end of the afternoon, the cortege will return to the town, entering in the village in the night of this day.
