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Flores de Mayo at St. Thomas More Parish, South Dakota
Philippine Flores de Mayo
I was surprised to see a celebration of Flores de Mayo(Flowers of May) at the St. Thomas More Parish in Brookings, SD during the first Sunday of May. Little kids were bringing flowers to the image of the blessed Mother Mary near the altar. It was just a short event done after the Sunday mass.
In the Philippines, May is not complete without Flores de Mayo, a gentle and esthetically pleasing, four-week long festival celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary. It is gathering kalachuchi shoots and sampaguita buds. It is filling the reed trays with petals of all kinds carrying baskets of: camias, santan, sampaguitas, lerios — the flowers of May.
It is the same celebration as many years ago. It is on how the churches observe and celebrate it and how the people look at it that make the difference. Many people I know say that they offer flowers to Mary for prayer intercession and as a form of thanksgiving.
