Things you learn when you're older: The Flores de Mayo is different from a "Sagala" or "Santacruzan". All along I thought they were one and the same. In Catholic Philippines, it's a tradition to dress little boys and little girls (and even teen girls and boys) in formal attires and gowns, and parade them around the barangay during May. It's a festival to commemorate the finding of the Holy Cross by Reyna Elena, mother of Constantine the Great, although I doubt anyone really remembers that. :)
It turns out that there's still another Flores de Mayo event before the Santacruzan. It's the offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary. The flowers are carried to the Church by little boys and girls in simple clothing. Upon arriving at Church, novena and prayers are said, and then the flowers are offered to the Virgin Mary.
It turns out that there's still another Flores de Mayo event before the Santacruzan. It's the offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary. The flowers are carried to the Church by little boys and girls in simple clothing. Upon arriving at Church, novena and prayers are said, and then the flowers are offered to the Virgin Mary.
The kid and her cousins were part of this year's offerers
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