Tag: popular religiosity
Photos: Celebrating faith in a southern Philippine town
The sleepy little town of Dapitan in the southern Philippines comes to life every 24th of July to celebrate their faith
Devotion to Our Lady of Caysasay and Ma-Cho
It is common for seafarers to engage in faith-based routines that they hope would offer them some protection from ill-fate
‘Taong Putik’: Filipino farmers express faith the ‘muddy’ way
People wake up before sunrise, cover their bodies with mud from the surrounding rice fields, and their faces with dried leaves
Photos: ‘Via Crucis’
Many towns in the predominantly Catholic Philippines stage various versions of the "Passion and Death of Jesus" on Good Friday
Photos: ‘Penitensya’
Penitents consider these acts to be mortification of the flesh to ask forgiveness for sins, to fulfil a vow, or to express gratitude
Photos: Faithful in Philippines’ Bulacan province ‘arrest’ Jesus
Self-flagellations and crucifixions are some of the popular forms of rituals that Filipino Catholics participate in during the Holy Week
Filipino community in Los Angeles celebrates 500 years of the Santo...
“We give thanks to God ... for the rich Catholic heritage of the Philippines that has become such a beautiful part of our Catholic life"
Philippines celebrates its most famous child
The Child Jesus is no doubt the most famous child in the Philippines with his image prominently displayed in all possible places
The Black Nazarene and the Filipinos’ quest for resurrection
The Black Nazarene devotion is perhaps one of the Philippines' most predominantly working-class Catholic devotions
Filipino devotion to ‘Black Nazarene’ getting stronger, more challenging amid pandemic
This year, there will be no sea of bodies of devotees of the Black Nazarene who would usually flood Manila's Quiapo district