The Catholic variant of the two cows was to have a cow and a calf reminescient of the mother and child images. But yes, to all ye doubters, there really really was a cow present at the St Francis day celebrations at St Mary's and here's the picture to prove it. The cow was set up with its little calf at a milking station and brought into the piazza for the blessing of the animals. It sure smelled of the country there!
Poor cow was a bit stressed by the time I got to see it though but it was a nice touch. And I sure hope the kids finally know that milk comes from cows as opposed to packages in the supermarket.
I have to say it's really nice to have the animals welcomed once a year in this very urban society called Singapore. We have become so very detached a lot of the time from nature with many mothers teaching their children to be afraid of animals in general so that the next generation will be completely unable to talk to the animals.
2 comments:
Hullo, where is the front of the cow? Why are we stuck with just the rear end?
yeah, I only had two shots of the cow...i'll put the other one up soon. sorry but having to handle my dog at the same time with a bunch of other animals exciting her, it meant my picture taking ability was much reduced.
Post a Comment