Dynamics of feast days
We in
our geographical region markedly celebrate and commemorate three religious and
historical events in the month of December. These are feast days and holidays
for fitting observance of these dates.
Last December 8 was the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception. To the Christians, this reflects a devotion to the
Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The feast marks the continuity
and strengthening of faith through her.
The yuletide season is associated with
the birth of Jesus Christ set by the Church every December 25. In historical
viewpoint, Christ is the founder of the religion of Catholicism which spread at
an era when the Roman Empire was at its height and glory, though there were
religious persecutions.
Come December 19 is Shariff Kabunsuan
Day which commemorates the introduction and spread of Islam in this part of
Mindanao and the rest of the country. This will be highlighted by the
traditional fluvial parade from the Bucana, mouth of Rio Grande de Mindanao, where
missionary Shariff Kabunsuan and his fellows laid anchor and then established a
system of government whose vestiges remain culturally rooted up to this time.
