Type: Intangible Heritage (Social Practice, Rituals, and Festive Events)
Location: Baliwag, Bulacan (barangays near the St. Augustine Church)
Brief Description
Every Holy Wednesday and Good Friday, the parish of St. Augustine Church holds the Lenten Procession traversing the streets of nearby barangays in Baliwag. More than 100 carozzas with rebultos depicting the Passion of Christ and other important saints and holy images in the Bible participate in the procession, hence it is being hailed as the longest Lenten procession.
Significance
The Baliwag being one of the oldest parishes established in the country is heavily influenced by the rites and rituals relating to the Roman Catholic faith. The Lenten Season is one of the religious activities that the townspeople faithfully observe. This has resulted in other various religious practices and cultural traditions. One of these is the procession held during Holy Wednesday and Good Friday. Other by-products of these rituals are evident in the vestments for priests, elegant designs of santos' clothing, and their arrangement in the carozzas.
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