It's a bit funny that most of the churches we visited during our SouthWalk had a wedding ceremony ongoing. It wasn't surprising though because it was Sunday when we went. I've been to Dalaguete before but only because it's the famous jump-off for those who wish to climb the highest point in Cebu - the Osmeña Peak.
I love buntings. They spell festivity, happiness, and celebration! Celebrations in the province are always fun. It was a gloomy afternoon but the colorful buntings made the moment joyous.
The church was called San Guillermo de Aquitania Church (founded in 1711) - a famous structure in the town of Dalaguete. Beside the church is a huge octagonal three-story belfry.
More buntings ahead! As with all the other towns we visited, there's always a park just in front of the church. It seems like the usual thing in most towns. Just right outside the park was the eatery fronting another baywalk. I can already see a pattern. If you've followed my SouthWalk series, you know that there's always a church, a park, and a baywalk.
Interesting, isn't it?
It's probably not odd that right after the wedding in the church, a funeral mass/ceremony was also next in line. I've seen this happen before. The wedding entourage we saw left and it was followed by a drum corp with the performers dressed in purple.
They played what to me was a sad piece that somehow complemented the gloomy afternoon. For a few minutes that we were there, the mood of the place changed.
I am trying so hard to think of the perfect life metaphor for the turn of events but it's 3:18 AM as I'm writing this and I just can't think of any.
But now that I think about it - I guess there's no metaphor. Because a wedding followed by a funeral probably says something about life in general. A beginning. And an end. Or a beginning from an ending. Or like Semisonic's song goes.. every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. ♪♫
Is that the metaphor? Perhaps.
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