Tatarin

O, meek and mild lamb of God. Lift us up!

Wind... water... earth and plants... bless us!

Forever and ever... amen.

Wind... water... earth and plants... bless us!

Forever and ever... amen.

Wind... water... earth and plants... bless us!

Our father... fathers of fathers...

King of kings...we trust in you...

grant me a child...

Son of the father...

grant me a child King of kings! Forever and ever !

I recently joined

a rebel group to fight the Americans like what they did against the Spaniards.

like what they did against the Spaniards.

Forget it!

No. My country is important.

Forever and ever!

Give me a child!

Child...

Child...

Lito, David, hurry it up!

We need 300 kilos right away!

Yes, sir!

Isabela, Toti, stop that! Stop playing around!

Will you stand still? You're giving me headache!

-He doesn't want to wear long pants! -He hates long pants!

Who said i hate long pants?

You're a man now so you must wear long pants.

Today is you birthday and it falls on a special day.

Today is the day of Tatarin.

What?

On this day all your wishes shall be granted.

By whom?

Right now there are women who pray that they get pregnant....

Women who pray for the return of their missing husbands....

Women who pray for the return their youthful looks...

And women who pray fo the return of their loved ones...

That's why your birthday is a sacred day.

Will you see what's happening with Amada.

Kikay!

Could you check what's happeniung with Amada?

She scares me.

She acts like a mad woman.

She's been screaming wildly since this morning.

Please?

Alright.

Oh my God!

Don’t! Don't touch them!

What's wrong with Amada?

Oh my God!

Juanito,

Isabela, Toti,

are you all ready?

Yes

We're ready to leave.

We're only waiting for Mikaela and Maggie to arrive.

Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go.

Who did all these?

Ma'am?

Juanito, this must be your birthday present!

A present from the ghost of the balete tree!

Stop teasing your brother!

Oy, He's a man now !

The ghost will come and get you!

Stop it! He's a grown up now and doesn't believe in ghosts anymore!

Don't you Juanito?

Mother?

Rosa, Kikay, bring the kids inside!

Let's go.

Wait for your father while I go check on Amada.

Entoy.

Madam...

she woke up acting that way...

How could she cook in that condition?

I will do the cooking then...

Amada!

Amada!

Make her stop !

I can't.

Why not?

Not yet.

Today is the feast day of St. John...

Amada is possessed by his spirit...

Amada is the Tatarin last night.

She can do whatever she wants...

Nonsense

If we interfere... the ricefields will all die...

the trees will stop bearing fruits....

the fish in the ocean will disappear...

all the animals will die.

Your wife has that kind of power?

She's not my wife as this moment...

she belongs to the rivers...

to the crocodiles...

to the moon...

Why is everybody screaming?

What's going on?

Why?

Goodness, Gracious! How Barbaric

My goodness in this day and age.

Mikaela?

Hi!

Hi! Auntie !

We've been waiting for you.

Maggie took so long to get dressed.

is that some kind of ritual? What the hell is all these?

I don't know. This morning is very strange.

No wonder the Americans laugh at our mumbo jumbo beliefs.

Look at this tree! It looks like its got its own

eyes! It is scary!

Oh my God!

How are you Maggie?

She's been complaining of the heat! Your country is too hot!

You mean our country, Mikaela?

Just call me Mike.

Mike.

Don't forget you were born in this country...

inside a small garage. Your mother is too weak to go inside the house, so...

Don't remind me of the past. I had the garage burned down!

Where is the birthday boy?

I have a present for him.

Why bother...

Oh, it's nothing!

Who is she?

Amada, our cook.

Yuck!

Ohh, ohh

She was chosen as the tatarin last night.

Ohh, ohh,

ohh,

ahh

She's expressing the power of women over everything.

That's the meaning of tatarin... She has the power to destroy...

Tatarin?

she has the power to destroy the enemies of the female gender?

Today is the feast of St. John

and there will be three days of processions

Entoy, control your wife!

Stop her!

Entoy, That's enough!

I said, that's enough

Paeng, you're a barbarian.

I did what i had to do.

Must you punish the woman?

Yes, because she's out of control.

Must you also punish a man if he goes out of control?

Like what you did to your husband?

Stop that! Let's wait inside the house.

I left your cousin because i caught him with another woman.

You should have seen him heartbroken,

a total emotional wreck.

A woman will feel the same way if she catches the man fooling around.

being a man doesn't necessarily give him more rights.

Paeng you'll be surprised, I'm getting married again.

That doesn't come as a surprise

Good!

I'm dying to light a cigarette... except that....

I've seen women smoked before...

my grandmother smoked big cigars.

We used to own a tobacco factory, if you don't know.

Maybe Lupe would like to...

-I wonder what it taste like... -Guadalupe

I thought the man is liberal!

Entoy!

Entoy!

Entoy!

Have the car ready! Call the kids!

We're late for the mass!

My hat and cane...

I'll see you at my father's house tonight

or you may want to watch the procession of St. John...

that will last till the evening.

I forgot to say something.

I know who could be the perfect tatarin..

You do, Paeng?

There's one thing you forgot.

That all women could be a tatarin.

You men should be wary, especially on the night of the Tatarin. Or else...

"prepare the way of the Lord...

Prepare your souls...

Free yourselves of sins...

Avoid temptations... they're like thieves in the night...Guard against them...

Stop fidgeting! Get used to it. You're not a kid anymore.

Your life will change from now on.

Temptations abound on this day of the Tatarin...

Keep you legs closed.

Juanito does it, too.

because he's a boy!

And satan will rejoice

You have to move a little faster!

We need more firewoods.

Where are the eggs?

Do we have all the ingredients?

Hurry up a bit!

Is the water boiling yet?

-They're here. -Come on.

Long live St. John!

Call your father.

Alright.