Ban and Revival After World War II
During World War II, the church and a large portion of Obando were ravaged by fire and included among the damaged properties were the images of the three patron saints. A few years after the war, the Archbishop of Manila and the Obando parish priest forbade the practise of the fertility dance because of its pagan origin. During this prohibition, normal religious processions were still conducted but without the lively street dancing.
In 1972, the new parish priest Rev. Fr. Rome R. Fernandez and the Komisyon ng Kalinangan (Commission on Culture of Obando) helped in removing the ban on the ancient tradition and revived its practise which still continues to this day.
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