What is the popular devotion?

Santo Entierro

Where is it being done? Baler, Aurora Bacolor, Pampanga Pete, Laguna Lipa City

Who are involved in this devotion? Locals Foreigners Affluent families Parishioners

Why is it being done? To honour Christ, Mother Mary and the saints To re-enact the Passion of Christ: The passion and death of Christ is dramatized through the carrozas of the Sorrowful Mysteries. To celebrate the holy week Tradition (culture)

How is it being done? Procession (approximately 1 hour) 1. Procession starts at around 6 or 6:30 pm at the Cathedral. San Pedro leads the procession because it is believed that he holds the key to heaven. 2. The passion and death of Christ is dramatized through the carrozas of the Sorrowful Mysteries. The Agony in the Garden. The Scourging at the Pillar

The Crowning with Thorns The Carrying of the Cross The Crucifixion The Santo Entierro 3. The Santo Entierro is followed by the mourning of the santos (saints) who are all wearing black. During the Holy Wednesday procession, they are dressed in their symbolic colors, but on Good Friday, they are donned in black as a sign of mourning. People attending the procession are encouraged to wear black or white shirts. 4. Tradition dictates that regardless of the number of statues used, the last image in the procession is always the Mater Dolorosa. 5. The procession ends at around 7:30pm, back at the cathedral. A glass coffin encasing a statue of Jesus Christ is displayed in a makeshift wooden chapel in Baler.

SOURCE http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2009/04/santo-entierro-procession-goodfriday-traditions-of-san-fernando-pampanga.html http://www.aurora.ph/tourist-culture-religion.html http://www.ivanhenares.com/2010/04/pampanga-good-friday-santo-entierro.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_the_Philippines#Santo_Entierro