They are singing the "Pasyon"outside: Florinda erected a small chapel in the middle of the street near us, and they are also singing it in our neighborhood Chapel.
wikipedia
The Pasyón (Spanish: Pasión) is a Philippine epic narrative of the life of Jesus Christ, focused on his Passion, Death, and Resurrection. In stanzas of five lines of eight syllables each, the standard elements of epic poetry are interwoven with a colourful, dramatic theme.
The uninterrupted recitation or Pabasa of the whole epic is a popular Filipino Catholic devotion during the Lenten season, and particularly during Holy Week.
and no, our area doesn't have the "crucifixions" that the MSM loves to report on to prove Filipinos are crazy. They are mainly in Pampanga, not in our area, and it says a lot that the Wikipedia article names the few devotees who perform this custom.
The Church discourages it, of course, but won't condemn it because it is folk religion to honor Jesus, and very personal for those involved.
the best explanation of why people do this was in this Nat Geo program:
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I have written before how hand plows (large rototillers) are replacing the water buffalo for plowing etc. on most farms.
The Inquirer has an article on how local farmers are using their waterbuffalo for milk, and how introducing new breeds will improve the stock and enable farmers to have another source of income.'
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| The Philippine Dairy Carabao is a product of crossbreeding native and Murrah water buffaloes. —ANSELMO ROQUE Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/978660/3-in-1-carabaos-developed-in-nueva-ecija-to-boost-farmers-earnings#ixzz5B5jJwoke |
more HERE.
Most of the milk is imported (ultrapasteurized milk, usually from New Zealand or China) but we always buy local Carabao milk, which is high in fat and wonderful for adding to our coffee or for making sweets.
altogether now:
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