Flores de Mayo is a Catholic festival held in the Philippines in the month of May. It lasts for a month, and is held in honor of the Virgin Mary. The Santa Cruzan is a parade held on the last day of Flores de Mayo in honor of Reyna Elena.
Flores, from the Spanish word for “flowers,” also known as Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May), Flores de Maria (flowers of Mary) or alay (offering), may refer to the whole Flower Festival celebrated in the month of May in honor of the Virgin Mary. It was believed that “Flores” (short term for Flores de Mayo) was originated from a historical town of Malolos in the province of Bulacan in 1865, when the young girls made a floral offering to the Virgin Mary in the parish church.
In the Tagalog region, this custom and celebration started after the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 and after the publication circa 1867 of Mariano Sevilla’s translation of the devotional Flores de Maria or Mariquit na Bulaclac na sa Pagninilaynilay sa Buong Buan nang Mayo ay Inihahandog nang manga Devoto cay Maria Santisima (The Flowers of Mary or the Beautiful Flowers that in the Meditations During the Whole Month of May are Offered by Devotees to Mary the Holiest).
In Cavinti, the Flores de Mayo is a month-long festival spearheaded by Hermanos and Hermanas.
For the Flores de Mayo 2010, the Hermanos and Hermanas are:
Gerlie Abada – Poblacion
Guerrick Mariano – Poblacion
Hermie Esguerra – Inao-awan
Leonor Padua – Tibatib
Mylene Quilapio – Sisilmin
Normel Capiz – Sisilmin
Pampila V. del Mundo – Paowin
Queenie Vargas – Silangan Talaongan
Romeo Flores – Bangco
Steve Villanueva – Poblacion
Wilfredo Villar – Tibatib
THOUGHTS FOR HERMANOS
TO BECOME AN HERMANO EITHER ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT IN OUR TOWN IS A FEELING OF MIXED EMOTIONS-JOY IN THE SENSE, THIS IS THE PROPER TIME GOD WANT US TO SERVE THE BLESSED MOTHER RELIGIOUSLY, SAD IN THE SENSE, THAT YOUR KITTY MAY NOT BE SUBSTANTIALLY ENOUGH TO COVER ALL THE EXPENDITURES THAT MIGHT INCUR DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF FESTIVITY. BUT AS THE LORD SAID, TRIALS WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO YOU IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT. EVERYTHING HAS REASONS.
IN MY FAMILY, WE ARE BLESSED AND FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE SERVED THE BLESSED MOTHER IN THIS FORM YEARS AGO. NANAY MARTA RUAZOL LAZARO BECAME AN HERMANA IN 1950, FOLLOWED BY ME GELINE IN 1970 AND MY LATE BROTHER ARTHUR IN 1981. GOD LEAD US FOR A PURPOSE THAT IS MEANT FOR US TO OBLIGE TO DO IT AS A WAY OF THANKING HIM WITH ALL THE MANY WAYS HE HAS GIVEN US. IN CONTRARY, WITH THE CURRENT GLOBAL CRISIS SOME “KABABAYANS” REFUSED TO FULFILL TO THIS TASK W/C IS REALLY UNDERSTANDABLE AND DEEM APPROPRIATE.
A SHORT THOUGHT I WANNA SHARE. GELINE R.LAZARO/NY
ADD’L. HERMANOS/HERMANAS OF 2010 ARE:
MELINDA DEREQUITO———KANLURAN TALAONGAN
NELSON ANSAY—————-BGY.LABAYO