Returning home from work, there was a huge traffic along the way. I asked a bus vendor why and he said, a "Flores de Mayo" or "Santacruzan" procession involving senior citizens is on-going. Haay... name it, we in the Philippines have it. From the "Sagalas" of beauty queens, matrons, teenagers, gays, kids and now senior citizens. Rain or shine, weekdays to weekends, Flipinos love to join this parade done during the month of May to honor the Virgin Mary, which is actually, from the outsiders point of view, just a showcase of the Filipinos penchant for pageantry. A costly show for other people to see using major thoroughfares as its stage not minding affected commuters who want to go home and rest early.
During my childhood days in Cagayan de Oro, the Flores de Mayo processions were done only on a Sunday or end of May by two religious groups, the Catholics and Aglipays and I used to represent one of the little devils. Poor me. I don't know if at present, all the Barangays in the said area also hold their own Flores de Mayo just like here in Greater Manila Area and nearby provinces where one procession alone could result to a huge traffic jam.
During my childhood days in Cagayan de Oro, the Flores de Mayo processions were done only on a Sunday or end of May by two religious groups, the Catholics and Aglipays and I used to represent one of the little devils. Poor me. I don't know if at present, all the Barangays in the said area also hold their own Flores de Mayo just like here in Greater Manila Area and nearby provinces where one procession alone could result to a huge traffic jam.
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