00:00Around 180,000 motorcyclists gathered in Portugal to get their helmets blessed.
00:05At the Fatima Shrine in the central part of the country,
00:08this year's annual pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets was the largest ever.
00:13The annual pilgrimage is organized by the Blessing of Helmets Association
00:17as well as various national and international motorcycle clubs.
00:30The pilgrimage starts with a parade of motorcyclists carrying Our Lady of Fatima's statue
00:52next to the Basilica of the Holy Trinity.
00:55Afterwards, there's a mass where the bikers' helmets are blessed.
01:00There are thousands of motorcycle accidents in Portugal each year,
01:03with hundreds wounded and more than 120 killed in 2023.
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