Filipino Catholics mark Easter with Salubong

Filipino Catholics celebrated Easter Sunday with the traditional 'Salubong', which reenacts the meeting between the Virgin Mary and the Risen Christ.

At Santisimo Rosario Parish in Manila and St. Peter's Parish in Quezon City, devotees participated in the ceremony by showering flower petals on the images of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, holding candles during the procession, and singing hymns.

In Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City, a child playing an angel lifted the black veil from the face of the Virgin Mary as the image of the Risen Christ approached, marking the moment when the Hallelujah Chorus was played.

At Kamay ni Hesus in Lucban, Quezon, children dressed as angels sang and one removed the veil covering the Virgin Mary's face, followed by fireworks to celebrate the occasion.

The Salubong tradition involves separate processions of images representing the Virgin Mary and the Resurrected Christ that meet at a designated point where an angel lifts Mary's veil, symbolizing joy and family values in Filipino culture.