A photo blog from Tokyo. A blog started in 2014 in Chiangmai, then moved to Vientiane, continues now in Japan. Daily photos and some stories to share my life in Tokyo with friends, families and others.
Monday, 2 April 2018
Easter - Sacred Heart Catholic Church Vientiane
This morning I attended Easter Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. I arrived early - not a Harrington trait- as the Vientnamese service was finishing. The community gathering was very Laos -beers at 10am, ladies wearing their best sinh - selling blue Virgin Mary statues. Is it the same gender split as at home - men chatting and women tidying, sharing food and raising funds- The Catholic Church!!!
There was also a priest- maybe bishop with his red hat- sprinkling water on motorbikes and scooters. Many of the scooters and cars had yellow flowers on them as they do when getting blessed with water by Buddhist monks.
Tradition and ritual usually make holidays special, depending upon your point of view!
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