Domingo de Ramos

Semana Santa na liwat. And it started today with the blessing of the palms. It's nice to note that we no longer hear people say that the blessed palms, branches, pitogo or lukay can be used to ward off evil, bad luck and the like. Anyway, don't worry, this blogpost is not a reflection on the significance of Palm Sunday, I'll leave to to the priests who I'm sure will have their own (various) interpretations of this celebration.

Let me share with you some pictures I managed to take this morning. Something to remind us of religious traditions of Calbayog. Or if you are not into things or events that are religious in nature, let's consider today's activity part of Calbayog kahi-araan.

As with the previous Palm Sundays, the faithful of Calbayog flocked to the Cathedral. Also on hand were the entrepreneurs who expect to cash it in today selling what else but palms.

A mother and daughter team setup "shop" in front of the Cathedral to sell "lukay" for the faithful.

These guys found their space under the scaffolding by the portecochere of the Cathedral.

Fr. Marlowe Rosales, ofm blessing the palms.

And where people are gathered, expect the PDcab drivers to be there too.