PHILIPPINES - Foreigners Explore Holy Week Procession At Molo Church, Iloilo

Yesterday was good friday and our very first experience of holy week as foreigners at molo church procession in iloilo philippines.

We was warned that most shops will be shut so to buy food in advance and also taxis will be very scarce and tricycles to. These were all very true, iloilo city was a ghost town with only a few jeepneys and the odd few tricycles on the road.

We managed to find a tricycle to molo church were we decided to wait for the procession with all the floats being paraded through the streets. We did not know what would happen because this was our very first experience with any religious festival or celebration.

At around 6pm the procession started with a few prayers in ilongo and then the people walked behind the floats with candles lit along the streets of iloilo. As foreigners this was amazing to see such a huge turn out of people for this religious event and so many being younger people that will keep this tradition alive in the Philippines for many generations to come.

We was speaking to some locals who told us some stories about what the floats represent and the storys behind them, and then in true filipino hospitality they offerd us to try some fruit that are iloilo specialties.

All in all holy week was a really amazing experience and gives such a good insight into the culture of the philippines.

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