It is a parade of 10-foot paper mache puppets in honor of the saint of fishing that ends at the river by putting the puppets on fishing boats.
Feast of San Clemente (Higantes Festival) (Angono, Rizal)Angono's joyous fiesta in honor of San Clemente whose image, resplendent in papal vestment, is borne by male devotees during a procession accompanied by parehadoras(devotees dressed in local costumes, wooden shoes, and carrying boat paddles) and higantes, (giant wooden figures made from paper mache and bamboo). The street event culminates in a fluvial procession on the shores of Laguna de Bay, amidst revelry that continues until the image is brought back to the parish church.
Oh yea! Another custom is to drench the participants and observers with water from Laguna Bay! They used buckets, bottles, hoses, and squirt guns. We were soaked to the bone in a short while and it made for an uncomfortable ride home. It was a great adventure and one all of us will remember fondly!
The three tall "pretty girls" are actually boys!
Two of the larger than life sized puppets.
A beautiful, flower encrusted barge.
More big puppets and the wet ones B, Celia, Corinne, Betsy, Michelle. Christy is taking the picture, but you will see her on the back of a tricycle next!
Notice the street signs below. New York, here we come!
Tuesday, Nov, 22
Today was the AWCP monthly bazaar. Lots of good shopping! I attended a lecture on pearls in the evening which was very informative about how and where they are cultivated and what kind of shells form which colors and kinds of pearls. Very interesting with the main fact being that the really good pearls are really expensive. We saw a short string of large golden colored pearls that retail for $7800!
Sunday, November 20
We were up early today for our trip to Corregidor. Allison opted out and spent the day resting and shopping. The boat left on time and it took us about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to the island. It was a beautiful, cool, breezy, overcast day and we really never got too hot as we toured the island. Highlights for me included the ruins of the barracks where soldiers lived during WWI and WWII, the wonderful memorial museum and monuments for Peace in the Pacific, and the great lighthouse with mile markers.
These barracks were left as they were after WWII, completely in shambles from bombs.
This altar is aligned with a hole in the ceiling which allows the sun to shine directly on it on May 6, every year, the anniversary of the day Corregidor was surrendered.
The eternal flame on the highest point of the island.
The sign in front of the light house tells how many kilometers it is to 8 different major cities in the world. See Terry and Katie on the walkway near the top?
We got home in time to go to Bubba Gump's for a quick dinner, then to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Saturday, November 19
We tried to see Harry Potter on Saturday, but all shows were sold out until Midnight, I stood in line for 30 minutes to buy tickets for Sunday evening. We just stayed in and ordered pizza and tried to watch "Lost in Translation" which makes a little more sense to me after this experience, but I still fell asleep before it was over.
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