Pagbigay pugay at pasasalamat sa buwan ng Mayo

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On its second year, the Santa Cruzan - Flores de Mayo in Melbourne, Victoria gives Filipino-Australians and their friends a glimpse of one of the most popular traditions back in the Philippines during summer-time. It pays homage to the Virgin Mary and re-enacts mother-son, Helena of Constantinople (known as Reyna Elena) and Constantine the Great search for the Holy Cross. Credit: M Vedar

Sa ikalawang taon, ipagdiriwang ng mga Pilipino sa Victoria ang isa sa pinakahahalagahang tradisyon sa buwan ng Mayo; ang Flores de Mayo at Santa Cruzan.


Key Points
  • Ang Flores de Mayo ay pagbigay pugay sa Birhen Maria
  • Ang Sta Cruzan ang paggunita sa paghanap sa Holy Cros ng mag-ina, Helena of Constantinople (Reyna Elena) at Constantine the Great
  • Ang imahen ng Birhen Maria ay magmumula sa Prague
Sa taong ito, ang Santa Cruzan at Flores de Mayo ay magaganap sa Linggo, ika-21 ng Mayo.
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The Flores de Mayo is a tradition that dates back to the 1800s during the Spanish colonial period. A thanksgiving historically organized by the farmers in honour of the Virgin Mary for the rain and bountiful harvest. Credit: M Vedar

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