Flores de Mayo Festival, Philippines

April 30, 2010 · Posted in Philippine Festivals · 1 Comment

In the Philippines, the Filipinos are going to celebrate their annual Flower Festival which held in every month of May. It is a way for them to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. As a catholic country, the Filipino communities gather the colorful flowers to decorate the Parish Church altars and aisles. On the last day of Flores de Mayo, a procession or known as Santa Cruzan will then precede to commemorate the finding of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem by Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, eventually one of the most colorful May-time festivals in the Philippines.
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