I didn't know this custom was still alive.
Last Friday, I visited NCCC Uyanguren to get something to eat and I was surprised that several shoppers in the area were standing with heads bowed. I prodded on until I finally heard the faint recording of the Angelus: it was 6 o'clock PM then.
I stopped and bowed my head, all the while grinning, amused that this tradition was still practiced. Sure, the tradition had lost some of its appeal. When I was "young", virtually everyone stopped in their tracks in deference to the prayer. Last Friday, only a handful did, with the majority going about their own business as the recording droned on.
Nevertheless, it was nice to know that this remnant from the past is here to stay. If there ever will be a trivia quiz on what's special about Davao, chances are the NCCC Angelus will make it as an item.
Last Friday, I visited NCCC Uyanguren to get something to eat and I was surprised that several shoppers in the area were standing with heads bowed. I prodded on until I finally heard the faint recording of the Angelus: it was 6 o'clock PM then.
I stopped and bowed my head, all the while grinning, amused that this tradition was still practiced. Sure, the tradition had lost some of its appeal. When I was "young", virtually everyone stopped in their tracks in deference to the prayer. Last Friday, only a handful did, with the majority going about their own business as the recording droned on.
Nevertheless, it was nice to know that this remnant from the past is here to stay. If there ever will be a trivia quiz on what's special about Davao, chances are the NCCC Angelus will make it as an item.
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