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Nestled next to an old river know as Malaquing Tubig, is the town of San Jose, founded in 1765. The town know for its poultry and piggeries. But what makes this town distinctive is the Holy Week tradition that lives on through the test of time.
On Good Friday, there is a ritual known as "Pagpapako", a ritual which traces its pre-hispanic origin. Here the image is crucified in a bamboo structure decorated with branches of the medicinal "Malarayap". The ritual starts from 12 noon to 3 o' clock in the afternoon. The image is brought down in frenzy of devotees, getting a hold of the image. The faithful tries to get a branch of the Malarayap, which are only taken at as the image is brought down , the bamboo use for the structure is also taken consider as "sagrado". A fuse of western elements( the dead Christ) and oriental practices.
A similar ritual is found in Paete Laguna, wherein the image of the dead Christ, sat in a chair, bathe in lambanog, and incense afterwards. The Pagpapako of both Cuenca and San Jose are similar, Cuenca was originally a part of San Jose back until the 1875. The town became independent. The pagpapako in Cuenca on the other hand uses Alagaw leaves.
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