Summer Solstice 1
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- The Tatarin, or the Tadtarin to others, was a three-day festival that celebrated a ritual of fertility, and only women do this. Men didn't want the excessive performances like plays and dances during this festival. The short story Summer Solstice was set during the three days of St. John’s festival.
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- The main character in the story was Lupeng. She was a Filipina who felt closed to her womanhood. She was married to Paeng, who's very faithful to her. They had three children, who were boys, and lived a wealthy life. They had a carriage driver whose name was Entoy and a maid and cook named Amada.
- The story began when the family was having fun at the celebration of St. John’s festival until Guido made suggestive comments to Lupeng and bent down to kiss her feet. Guido is Paeng’s cousin who came back to the Philippines after studying in Europe. Lupeng was so humiliated and frustrated about that so she went home right away and talked about what Guido had done to her with her husband.
- Lupeng suddenly became intrigued by the attention given to her by Guido and what he had done and said to her earlier. She felt that what he said was correct, that woman should be ravished and men should adore them. She couldn't stop thinking about that.
- Because of that, Lupeng participated in the Tatarin ritual that is held on the last night of the festival. Paeng went with her there and tried to drag her back once the dancing begun, but she ran away from him and went to the women. He tried again for the second time but the women in the crowd beat him, which left him helpless.
- After the ritual, the two went home, Paeng said that he must whip his wife because he loved her so much. He also felt that she needed to be punished and put in her place. Lupeng was so full of it already, so she shouted and said that she wanted to be adored, not respected. In the end, she ordered Paeng to kiss her feet.
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