May 1, bandang hapon, nagawi kami sa may Talisay. Doon kasi kami dumaan sa zigzag at vertigo-inducing short-cut road ng Talisay mula Tagaytay. Napakadali nga naman ng daan na ito, 30 minutes lang makakalapag ka na sa Batangas. Anyway, this post is about Flores de Mayo, Batangueño style. Sinasabi kasi …
Read More »Ang mga Bonggang Reyna ng Sagala
Malapit na naman ang mga tapusan sa barangay. Mabenta na naman ang mga rentahan o pagawaan ng gowns at barong. Bongga na naman ang raket ng mga makeup artists dahil malapit na naman ang mga sagala sa barangay dito at barangay doon. Sino sa mga Reyna ng Sagala ang pinakapansinin …
Read More »Religious Oneness in Santacruzan and Flores De Mayo
When I was in grade school, my cousins and I were often invited to join the Santacruzan. Some of us were shy but most loved the experience. Even I did enjoy those Santacruzan days because I loved dressing up eversince. And then I suddenly became reluctant to join the sagala …
Read More »Flores de Mayo, Santacruzan and Tapusan in Batangas
Photo from: Humanflowerproject.com This month of May, Santacruzan, Flores de Mayo and Tapusan in various towns and baranggays here in our province will be celebrated. But for sure, though we participate and celebrate these three major events in May, the terms, “santacruzan, Flores de Mayo and Tapusan” confuse some people …
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