this day was kind of shocking for me because its my first time to see people do this kind of penitence. yhan even told me that some of them will also be nailed on the cross when they reach their destination. it is scary for me. as i see them going on their backs whipping even if it is already bleeding and their skin are wounded from the repetitive lashes, its as if i feel the pain of their penitence. i was kind of wiggling my back as i took their video. ang sakit pero di naman ako ung nagpepenitensya!!
so after that first hand experience we went back to breakfast, already kind of unappetizing because of what i saw. parang ang bigat sa pakiramdam. anyways, after breakfast we were supposed to make iced candy.
ice candy is one of the popular treats here in the philippines specially during summer to relieve the humid weather. ther are a lot of varieties and flavors to choose from but yhan wanted sago (from the Malay word "sagu, meaning 'mealy pith' ; this is a powdery starch from the trunks of sago palms which is similar to or look like tpioca pearls.) unfortunately we were not able to go to the market.
by lunch time, ann (yhan's sister in law) started cooking ginataang munggo. this is a filipino dish made of munggo or mung beans and malagkit (sticky rice) cooked in coconut milk.
photo is not mine. credits to the owner. got it from google images.
and in the after noon after this was cooked, it was now time for caridad, a tradition also done during holy week where people give food to the needy or less fortunate. watch the video here :)
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