My very first Wordless Wednesday entry for this blog..
Photo courtesy of my relatives in Bacacay, Albay, Philippines. The sign at the back ‘Pamibi sa Getsemani’ translates to ‘Praying in Gethsemane’
The Philippines has very strong Catholic traditions and the Holy Week is one of the most anticipated events in our country. In most towns there are a lot of religious activities and one of which is the procession. Life-size images statues depicting the last days of Jesus Christ are shown during the week. Our family takes care of the “Agony in the Garden” scene and this image statue has been handed down from several generations of our ancestors already…
You can view more photos of the previous years Holy Week Procession on my photos page.
What a great photo to have to share with everyone
I’m not quite clear whether by image you mean statue or pantograph, either way its a pretty amazing family relic to bkept for so many generations.
@Louise, Thank You..
@Sukhmandir Kaur, its a statue. It has been in the family since before the 1900′s..Thank you
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday!
I miss the Lenten season back home, especially the Black Friday procession.
Wow your family has kept it that long. It’s probably of value in terms of monetary.
Hey Lui, I’m so sorry I forgot to put the image of the award…..somebody noted that and so immediately I placed the image of the award on the post. Hehehe….my bad….I’mm sorry
@Z, oo nga.. I’ll probably be there next year so *excited*!
@Bingkee, =) its ok.. yeah its really an antique. But I’m happy its with family still.. Every year fixing it up is a family effort and the family is quite big now, so its reunion and bonding time during Holy Week. We even had a rock garden made on top of the “carosa” just to make it more real..