@GelayyLumiere 25 December 2021

Panuluyan Sa Pagsalubong From my previous post, I shared these past experiences of mine being a school and parish performer. I am a few of those students who enjoyed participating in such activities that would help to enhance my skills. *Society of Performing Arts* (SPA) is a school club that was established to enhance one's talent in singing, dancing, acting, or anything related to arts. Those who are a part of the organization usually perform at a special event at school as well as special holiday celebrations in our Parish church. In our school, they had these practices that trained elementary students to perform in front of many people as well as the theater arts subject for Junior High School that encourage and honed one's talent.

I am now in my second year in college, I am no longer a performer in our former school and in our Parish church. I haven't attended any of my former school's events in years, so I'm not sure who the new generation of performers who have taken over the organization is. In tonight's mass in celebration of Christmas Eve before the mass starts there would be a performance led by our former school. I knew some of the actors but the majority of them were new faces in stages.

*Panuluyan is* a dramatization performance held as commemorating the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. A Catholic tradition that church parishes in each area continue the reenactment of the sacrifice of Joseph and Mary’s conception of the child of God. While the *Pagsulubong* is termed used to welcome something. To relate it in Catholic activities in such holidays celebrations like today which is Christmas, it is to welcome the day of the annual reenactment of the birth of the Lord Jesus. The SPA organization made their announcement a week ahead of the performance, therefore, the majority of the people in our barangay knew that there would be a presentation of *panuluyan* before the mass begin, a reason for worshippers to be more engaged to attend mass a lot earlier.

At exactly eight o'clock in the evening the Panuluyan begin, it was like watching a live musical show. I got goosebumps watching this new generation of performers on stage. There is no doubt that the talent of their generation surpassed our previous performances before. I was proud to see them as our colleagues, and I felt old watching them since some of them were only pre-schoolers during our time and now looking at them as they turn into these great performers, it was indeed marvelous.

My newborn nephew has taken the part to be the little baby Jesus in their performance I felt like in the near future he and his older brother would be taking my place as a school/parish performer. I felt a bit of nostalgia seeing all of them perform, I kind of miss the feeling that burst on my body whenever we perform back then, the satisfaction right after we heard the crowd cheer and clap their hands at the end of our performance. May all of these performers continue to serve with all their hearts. **Disclaimer:** I am neither a psychologist nor a financial advisor, and all of my pieces were done for entertainment purposes only. What I've written here is merely my personal opinion, and any statements made are based on my personal views and should not be taken as fact. Always do your due diligence. Support and Follow me https://noise.cash/u/Gelayy