Viva Sto. Nino! Come let us celebrate The boy Jesus Our King, our Savior!
Colorful banderitas drape This town street. Here comes the Pagan parade Going to the church, Lead by gay majorettes Flaunting their legs while Blowing kisses to the priests.
There is a river Of people each holding A portrayal of the living God, A glossy Sto. Nino statue Dressed in peasant clothes, A chef's uniform, A crisp black suit, A traditional Chinese costume, And a striped swimwear even.
Some people are masked As zombies and ghouls Quite like Halloween in January. Their face paints start to get Smeared in their sweaty cheeks In this scorching 2 pm sun.
At the middle of the parade comes A pick-up decked with a stereo. A portrait of lady in a bikini is Taped on one of its speakers. As the parade moves on The kids moshed and fist pumped To tribal rhythms and hiphop hits With cuss words in every beat.
The sun is setting and The celebration finally arrives At the crowded church plaza. People make their way, Inching slowly to the grand church door. The great parade ends in a bang, well A slap rather. A ***** boy hits A lady's behind In yellow micro shorts.
A brawl erupts In the midst of the crowd, In front of the saints Petrified in the stained glass windows. The mass starts soon after As if nothing happened.
*Viva Sto. Nino! Come let us celebrate The boy Jesus Our King, our Savior!
A documentation of a parade I saw somewhere in Laguna last year. It's the most ironic thing I have ever seen...