Throwing water left and right, and above all leaving aside the true meaning of the holiday, is how Catholics and non-Catholics celebrated the Day of Saint John the Baptist, which changed once water began to run out.
Considered the prophet who prepared the way of Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, son of two elderly people, Isabel and Zechariah, is remembered this June 24.
According to José Luis Escamilla, Vicar General of the Diocese of Torreón, just as there is no date or how this celebration began by throwing water at anyone who crossed the path of whoever was celebrating it, it is unknown when everything changed. .
However, according to the Vicar Genera, it was social consciousness itself about the use of this liquid essential for life, which stopped this waste.
“I understand that we had to change the way we celebrated this great festival when we began to value water as a natural resource. Not that it has forced us, being aware of the natural resource, that we should take care of it,” commented Escamilla.
He also said that there was no indication from the Church to stop doing so.
“The social sense of the same people. There was no indication from the Church. The people used it as the Baptist is, and the water for baptizing, I think the people said let’s celebrate like this; Thank God there was enough water but it should never have been wasted,” stressed the Vicar General.
In addition to the water being spilled, the true meaning was lost. “It was a way of expressing the presence of John the Baptist in the life of Jesus. Only because here by walking in the water spills, we were losing the essence.who was born the precursor of the messiah, the great prophet,” commented Escamilla.
He even remembered that people used to wait for the route trucks to wet all the passengers during this party, so it became somewhat feared for anyone who was caught off guard.
Although the party has changed, the meaning, its essential is the same.
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2024-06-26 07:39:22