Bacolod MassKara Festival Philippines
Another Halloween post? Oh please, just because there’s a colourful picture with masks and fancy dressing in it doesn’t make it about ‘Halloween’.
So out of the 4 words: Bacolod + MassKara+ Festival+Philippines, how many hit a note with you? (For your sake the answer better be a minimum number of 2) Well in any case I’ll briefly explain all 4, beginning with the most common to the least common heard of them.
First up – Festival:
A festival is a celebration. What’s a celebration? We recommend you meet our good friend Mr. Dictionary to find out.
Second- Philippines:
A country in South East Asia. Want to know more? Then keep visiting EAF! (yeah sneaky I know)
Third – Bacolod:
The capital city of the country’s sugar-producing province of Bocalenos.
Lastly – MassKara:
No it’s not Tagalog for mascara, but it’s pretty close to Mascarade. Actually the term MassKara was coined by Ely Santiago- the painter, cartoonist, and cultural artist. It is made up the English word mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word kara, which means face, giving you MassKara – A mass of faces.
Photo credit: bacolodcity.gov.ph and philippinecountry
The MassKara of Bacolod ARE always smiling to project Bacolod’s reputation as the City of Smiles. The first MassKara Festival was celebrated way back in 1981 and it has since come a long way from being just another vignette portrayal of the Philippine’s rich history. Today it’s been awarded the national ANVIL of the Philippine Public Relation Society and is the unique identity of Bacolod City.
Each year in October, giant smiling masks in every brilliant hue and color of the rainbow adorn the streets of Bacolod as gaily costumed dancers parade down major streets of the city. During this time, the city’s public plaza is sprung alive into a huge beer garden as the MassKara Street-dancing contests beats as the heart of the festival.
MassKara is an amazingly beautiful festival and the MassKara dancers of Philippines have been invited the world over (most recently by Korea) to share the beauty of their dance.
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Originally posted 2008-10-29 08:34:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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