Good Friday Prusisyon in Project 6, QC
My good pal Annabs suggested that we, along with our friend Niño, document any activity that would pass as a holy week observance in our area. And I thought, what on earth would I find worth documenting in Project 6? I’ve lived there for nearly 3 years now but I’ve never found anything worth even taking a second look at. Sure, I’m renting an apartment there, but it’s because of its proximity to my school, not because it’s the most interesting residential area in the metro. It’s strategic alright, just a jeepney ride away from Trinoma and SM North, but it’s essentially a “city” which, compared to Balagtas, Bulacan (Annabs’) and Camarin, Caloocan (Niño’s), has nothing special and unusual to offer. It has the popular Mt. Carmel Church, but this church is more famous for its mass baptismal rites on weekends than for its holy week celebration. I doubt we have a senakulo or even a pabasa, as I haven’t seen any. That I felt stuck with very little to work with would be an understatement. I wanted to go someplace exotic, but that wouldn’t technically be “my area.” And with buses filled with tourists, go where exactly? So in the spirit of friendship and practicality (and boredom really), I went to Mt. Carmel Church anyway which is only a block away from my place.
