In fact, most shops had been shut for days! May 8 was Ascension Day, and many people went to the Catholic cathedral to pray for deliverance from the volcano.
صادف عيد الصعود يوم الثامن من ايار (‏ مايو )‏ ،‏ وذهب اناس كثيرون الى الكاتدرائية الكاثوليكية لكي يصلّوا طالبين حماية الله من البركان .‏