From Poctoy White Sand Beach, we again boarded our Tamaraw FX for our return trip back to Boac. At Sta. Cruz town, our progress back to Boac was substantially delayed by a parade of carrozas (carriages) of saints, another Good Friday staple, gathering at the town’s Church of the Holy Cross (built in 1714, has 1.5 to 2-m. thick walls and was renovated except for its original tower) and was just getting underway.
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| A Good Friday parade of carrozas at Sta. Cruz |
Approaching Boac, we again encountered another parade of carrozas. In both cases, instead of fretting, we just got down the Tamaraw FX and patiently watch the parade’s progress. The parade at Boac was somewhat different than the other parades I’ve attended in the past as, aside from carrozas carrying statues of saints and the Sto. Entierro (bier of the dead Jesus Christ), it included a contingent of moriones (some riding Roman chariots).
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| Carroza bearing the Sto. Entierro |
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| Chariot bearing 2 moriones |
It was just about evening when the parade finally passed us by and we were able to proceed to our resort.