Holier than Cebu

2009 November 9
by Carmen Jenner
Philippines July 2009 Part 2 398

A chanting woman singles me out and petitions prayers to Saint Nino before falling into a trance. Her haunting look leaves me wondering what she prayed for long after the event

Magellan’s Cross looms above, a larger than life relic to Christianity on Cebu, one of the 7,000 islands in the Philippines. Click on the linkHolier than Cebufor the full article on religious diversity in Cebu as published in the Malaysian Airlines Inflight Magazine, Going Places November 2009 Issue.

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