Largest Filipino Santacruzan festival on East Coast honors Blessed Mother
2,000 residents gathered to honor Mary.
2,000 residents gathered to honor Mary.
The tradition is a symbol of the birth of Catholicism in the Philippines.
The Filipino assembly coincided with Filipino American History Month.
370 Filipino Catholic priests from throughout the U.S. will converge on Newark’s Cathedral Basilica on Oct. 26.
The Santo Niño Festival, commemorating the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines, will be celebrated on Jan. 15.