Feast
The feast day of Our Lady of Salambao on May 19 is celebrated within the context of the Obando Fertility Rites. The triduum in honour of Our Lady of Salambao and the two other patron saints San Pascual Baylon and Santa Clara, is celebrated every 17th, 18th, and 19th of May. The celebrations are held at the Obando Church, Barangay Pag-asa, Obando, Bulacan.
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Icon of Our Lady of Salambao in the altar
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Our Lady of Salambao in Obando Church
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Processional Icon of Our Lady of Salambao in Obando Church (with a real salambaw - a large Philippine fishing net supported by a long bamboo crosspiece mounted on a raft)
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