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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Wordless Wednesday: an act of piety...or mere popular religiosity




The celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila went well...

People, pilgrims and as well as bystanderss got their piece of what they wanted: to come and join the festivity for personal edification and the like.

But I was wordless to say when I witnessed how the pilgrims would rush, push, and get hurt as the statue of the Miraculous Black Nazarene was processed outside the church and onto the streets. I just really couldn't find the appropriate words to say of what I witnessed this afternoon but wordless!

Quaipo day1

Quiapo day2

Quiapo day3

Quiapo day4

Quiapo day6a

Quiapo day5a

Quiapo day8

Quiapo day7

7 comments:

carmilevy said...

Wow! I can practically feel what it's like to be there to witness this very human and community event.

I hope you'll drop by for a peek at my WW contribution:

http://writteninc.blogspot.com/2008/01/wordless-wednesday-vision-quest.html

I'd like to wish you a wonderful Wordless Wednesday!

Carmi

ellen said...

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.....

Anonymous said...

hello bespren!

PINOYS are really religious! kahit anong hirap, init, siksikan, tulakan di tlga mapapaawat bsta pag dating sa paniniwala sa KANYA!

..how are u bespren?.. 'ope ur doing fine...ngaun lnga ko naka dalaw coz kaggcng ko lng hihihi-- night shift na kc ang work ko from 11"30pm to 7:30am so tulog ako buong umaga..hihihi tlgang hataw ang byuti mong bespren sa trabaho...para maka uwi next yr...nyahahaha

msta na c twinBro mo?... di ko xa nakikita sa bahay ko e...regards mo nman ako dun!

ingats po bespren!

ellen said...

hey bespen veraaaaa...

naku hayaan mo at sasabihin ko sa kanya- bisi yun at cook daw sya ngayung wednesday-

Anonymous said...

Oh, I wanted to go home now. I miss Philippines!

Happy WW.

Anonymous said...

grabe" napanood ko ang prusisyon na yan sa news...at kahit nasa harap lang ako ng tv parang ako ang mahihimatay sa sitwasyon meron cla kagabi.

ellen said...

ay honga eh heheheheh----

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