St. Batholomew Parish Church (Poblacion Baao)

Philippines / Bicol / Baao / Poblacion Baao
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Coordinates:   13°27'15"N   123°21'59"E

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  • My Nanay and I used to watch the Easter Sunday "Tunton" here. There is this white-four-pillar-building structure (is it still there?) in front of the church where brave* young ones dressed as angels (marami sila para pag natakot ang isa, meron kapalit) and strapped to a pole would slowly descend like an angel thru the hole in the middle of the structure, decorated like the gate of heaven opening up, to unveil the passing statue of Virgin Mary to signify the end of the mourning because Jesus Christ has risen. Brave because in the early hours of Easter Sunday, these little ones would be brought a top the white-four-pillar-building and be lowered down thru the hole. Whoa, para sa akin na afraid of heights, it would be a stressful ordeal.
  • this place is so memorable for me.. this was where i was baptized and where i received my first holy communion
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