"The Holy Week" Iriga City by jenn2k

Iriga City Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 43 photos

Holy Week, Iriga City, Philippines - Iriga City

St. John The Evangelist

Holy Week is a special commemoration of Jesus' sacrifice for our sins...
Our procession reenacts how Jesus suffered and died through the images in the procession which in turn tells us the story and introduces to us the characters in the story...
As Catholics, we use this custom to remember and reflect on our sins... and how we were saved...

St. Peter

Holy Week, Iriga City

The Holy Week Procession in my town is very colorful and very well-participated...
Some respectable members of the community cares for an image used for the Holy Week procession...
They spend a lot for the maintenance and beautification of their images...
They spend money on their robes.. heavily decorated and adorned robes made of expensive fabric for the Holy Wednesday and of a more somber color (black) during the Holy Friday procession...
Also don't forget the accessories that goes with the images...

Sta. Maria Veronica

Holy Week, Iriga City

They also spend a lot on the floats which should be well-lighted, well-filled and well-decorated with fresh flowers...
Not to mention that the images themselves are worth a small fortune...

Last visit to Iriga City: Apr 2003
Intro Written Mar 20, 2005
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maria_cafra May 17, 2007 at 6:57 PM Report Abuse

thanx for the photos. brought back a lot of memories. am born n raised in iriga back in the time when the downtown streets were still two way and you can ride ur motorbike without a helmet.
Kiasog Dec 27, 2006 at 6:26 PM Report Abuse

Thank you for the Holy Week photos from Iriga. I remember some of those saints - grew up in Iriga and I believe my dad's side of the family used to and still support this tradition.