tomorrow's activity
I might not be able to online tomorrow. After several years of hoping to attend 'the festival', we will finally attend one (despite news on scattered rain showers in Luzon). I'll write about our experience when we go back. For now, I'll leave you with this which I copied from Lakbay Pinas website. I hope to meet some n@wies there too 
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Obando Fertility Rites
May 17-19
The Catholicism you find in the Philippines has a considerable pinch of older animist and pagan beliefs which inform rituals and traditions. The Obando Fertility Rites are no exception, and involve childless couples dancing an ancient folk dance to encourage reproduction.
The streets fill with couples hoping for children, who dance in an enormous procession, pushing before them wooden carts filled with images of the particular saint to whom they are appealing. The parade finally comes to rest at the steps of the church, into which the frenzied dancers continue their jamboree up the aisle.
Those to whom the pre-Catholic rituals were directed have simply been replaced by Catholic saints. So, if you want a wife, you dance to San Pascual Baylon. Conversely, if you want a husband, then you dance to Santa Clara de Assisi. Finally, if you want a child you dance to the Virgen de Salambao.
According to experts the dance must be performed with gyrating hips in time to the music and with belief. Many of town's people join in the dance although they may have no particular petition. One can observe the numerous childless couples, thankful parents, grateful farmers and fishermen dance along the streets together with colorfully customed women to pray for children and a good harvest. The population growth attests to the effectiveness of the right movements.
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Obando Fertility Rites
May 17-19
The Catholicism you find in the Philippines has a considerable pinch of older animist and pagan beliefs which inform rituals and traditions. The Obando Fertility Rites are no exception, and involve childless couples dancing an ancient folk dance to encourage reproduction.
The streets fill with couples hoping for children, who dance in an enormous procession, pushing before them wooden carts filled with images of the particular saint to whom they are appealing. The parade finally comes to rest at the steps of the church, into which the frenzied dancers continue their jamboree up the aisle.
Those to whom the pre-Catholic rituals were directed have simply been replaced by Catholic saints. So, if you want a wife, you dance to San Pascual Baylon. Conversely, if you want a husband, then you dance to Santa Clara de Assisi. Finally, if you want a child you dance to the Virgen de Salambao.
According to experts the dance must be performed with gyrating hips in time to the music and with belief. Many of town's people join in the dance although they may have no particular petition. One can observe the numerous childless couples, thankful parents, grateful farmers and fishermen dance along the streets together with colorfully customed women to pray for children and a good harvest. The population growth attests to the effectiveness of the right movements.
goodluck mari! my prayers are with you. i did not know that dancing to sta. clara will give you a husband. but way before my hubby become bf/gf, sa sta. clara sa katipunan ako humingi ng guidance.
just keep the faith! my baby is a miracle. despite the fact na sabi nila mahirap manganak ang may lupus atsaka may medication akong nde tinake ok pa rin pregnancy ko.
re : ok sa kin ung egame. pwede mahingi ? gano kalaki ung file ? thanks!
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hi mari, you know what? hubby and I was planning to go to Obando last weekend. Despite the busy weekend sched we didn't push thru with it. We know that in God's time we will be blessed with a baby. Goodluck to us
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