Protection is the theme for Photo Hunter this Saturday.
Here is some sort of protection in our home front, my other PH entry.
This is the altar of the Basilica Minore de San Sebastian which was one of the highlights of our family’s annual Visita Iglesia during the Holy Week. This church is of Gothic architecture with 52 tons of prefabricated steel from Belgium shipped to the country for the construction of the said church.
The Philippines is a Catholic country, the only one is Asia, due to the Spanish influences when the country was colonized for more than three hundred years.
People seek protection and “favors” from patron saints.
Protection means wearing saint medals as pendants and/or putting prayer booklets in the wallets.
Church traditions are still observed though not as fervently and fanatical as before because more and more Christian churches (born-again Christians) are established.
Ironic too, FOR ME that even if people believe in the intercession of the saints and in prayers, they seek protection from supernatural beings and mythical creatures. This probably stems from the ritualistic and indigenous beliefs and practices back when the early Filipinos pre-Spanish conquest believed in such.
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Have a good weekend. 