Did you know that it will take you 3 and a half  hours when you decided to have a walk from the foot of the Mt. Samat at Pilar, Bataan up to its cross? Between every last quarter of November to and first week of December every year, the locals of Bataan and other people from the nearest provinces walked from the entrance of the mountain up to the top and gather for a pilgrimage in Mt. Samat and celebrate a holy mass headed by the Archbishop of the host province and this year the diocesan will celebrate its 9th year. 

Did you know that the name Abucay was taken  from the words "Abong Kinaykay" (scoured ashes)? When the Spaniards enter the Province of Bataan and stay for a while in the place that is now called Abucay, they used to speak with the locals and asked for the name of the place. But unfortunately, the people of Abucay can't understand the Spanish language, they thought that the Spaniards are asking for what they are doing at that time, so they said "Abong Kinaykay, Abong Kinaykay". And the Spaniards understand it as "Abucay". And that was the first time Abucay has its own name. 

* The picture above was the Abucay Church that was built in the 1600's.