Thursday, May 29, 2008

Scenes From A Flores De Mayo

Every year during the month of May, we pay homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary by offering flowers every afternoon for the entire month. The rosary is recited and hymnals are sung during the ritual. Participants are mostly young girls and young ladies. Little girls are often dressed like angels while the young ladies wear white... It is called Flores De Mayo...

Young girls look forward to this event, and mothers are only too willing to let them participate. Here the little angels patiently wait for their cue to walk down the aisle towards the altar.


They are now preparing to walk to the altar...

At the altar they sing songs and say prayers for the Holy Mother Mary...
The offering of flowers...

Capturing the sweet innocence of young children...

Time to go home with Mother in tow...