PriestsandbishopstouchtheHolyMaryofFatima'scrownattheendofafarewellprocessionincentralPortugalMay13,2005.Fatima'spilgrimageseasonkickedoffwithacelebrationthatculminatedonFriday,exactly88yearsaftertheVirginMaryissaidtohavefirstappearedtothreeshepherdchildrenthere.
葡萄牙中部周五舉行告別花地瑪聖母巡遊。在巡遊尾聲，神父和主教觸摸花地瑪聖母像頭上的冠。花地瑪朝聖期舉行的連串紀念活動，周五進入高潮。八十八年前的五月十三日，聖母據稱在花地瑪首次出現在三名牧童前。