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By Ameera Luntao, Leila Rodriguez and Mariella Sta. Ana Every first week of May in Barangay Calvario,Meycauayan City, Bulacan, the striking colors of triangular flags will feed your eyes. The walls were painted in a monochromatic form that defines symphony and unity. The blasting sounds of the marching band will definitely make you groove. All of these preparations are for their patron, Sto. Cristo. But beneath these merry haps, residents in Barangay Calvario prepare for expected misfortunes. Every time the residents try to celebrate their patron’s feast day always end up aborted. Up until now, some believe this myth that their fiesta is always tied with bad luck. The mishap during the Barangay Calvario feast day is an example of a myth that was passed along by word of mouth, from person to person and generation to generation until it was retold in different versions. According to James Bonnet, a writer and story consultant, the great myths and legends were not aut...

By Ameera Luntao, Leila Rodriguez and Mariella Sta. Ana Every first week of May in Barangay Calvario, Meycauayan City, Bulacan, the striking colors of triangular flags will feed your eyes. The walls were painted in a monochromatic form that defines symphony and unity. The blasting sounds of the marching band will definitely make you groove. All of these preparations are for their patron, Sto. Cristo . But beneath these merry haps, residents in Barangay Calvario prepare for expected mishaps. Because of its name, Calvario, residents believe that it is the reason behind the misfortunes of every feast day. They presume that everytime they celebrate their fiesta in a joyous way, something bad is about to happen. Lorenzo Abacan, a psychologist, also a resident of Barangay Calvario, believes that the dooms and the history of Calvario is possibly connected. "To some extent, I do believe… Because if it is really a coincidence, why does it happen every single time that we...