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Banderitas Along Lacson by SUV111 of SSC Bacolod
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During the third week of October, the long and wide roads of Bacolod City, capital of the Sugarlandia, Negros Occidental gets short, and narrow. While the locals are busy preparing for the greatest performance of their life, tourists are scrambling to get the cheapest airfare leading to the city, or make hotel reservations.
This is October. And this is the Masskara Festival. It is during this time when the Philippines’ City of Smiles gets loud colorful and crazy. Masskara is a Celebration of Life. It is a yearly tradition that reminds people to be strong and firm despite all the problems, and tragedies.
Bacolod City Philippines Masskara Festival
History would tell us that more than two decades ago, Bacolod City and the entire province of Negros Occidental were worst hit by the slump of prices of sugar in the world market. As if this is not enough, a ship of Negros Navigation sank killing hundreds of Ilonggo passengers. And to add more pain to the itching scar, Time, one of the world’s best-selling news magazine published an article about the hunger and poverty crisis in Negros Occidental.
No. It didn’t just publish an article. It made the cover page. An image of a young malnourished Negrense kid made it as its cover. And because of that news reportage, malnourished kids were then called the “Batang Negros” (A Negrense Kid).
Many civic groups in Bacolod then thought “Enough is enough. We should not let this catastrophes and disasters bring us down, no matter how strong they are” So they all planned and think of activities that could uplift the spirits of the people.
Civic leaders, then headed by cartoonist, Ely Santiago, thought of creating a local festival of masks. Its idea is to wear smiling masks and hide the grim faces of the Bacoleño. And that’s what they all did. People made masks painted with different colors, wore colorful costumes, and dance to the street to the tune of the Latin music.
The event is also being covered by the national and International Press. Photographers from all over the country are all gathered in this central Visayan City just to witness this grand event.
Through the years the festival got bigger and better. Various civic groups are active in promoting the festival as the premier event of the city. Tourist arrivals are also steadily increasing each year. Although the way Masskara Festival is being celebrated today is tad different from the past, one this is still evident in everyone’s faces: To enjoy life despite all the calamities, disasters and catastrophes that we face each day.
As the Bacoleños say: “Sige Lang, Sige na! Bacolod Bato^ kita!” (It’s alright, It’s Okay. Bacolod fight on!)
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ELEctric MASsKArA 2010 Part 1
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Electric Masskara Part 2
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Electric Masskara 2010 Part 3
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rom SSC Bacolod Main Thread by pomperadz
Lacson St Tourism Strip: Rain or Shine!
Capitol Lagoon during the Electric Masskara Last night
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Electric Masskara 2010
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Masskara 2010
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2010 MASSKARA STREETDANCE COMPETITION
SCHOOL CATEGORY
ELEMENTARY
Sum-ag Elementary School - CHAMPION
A.L. Jayme Elementary School (Mansilingan) - 2nd Place
Bata Elementary School I and II - 3rd Place
Posted by doc boy muscovado of SSC Bacolod
2010 MASSKARA STREETDANCE COMPETITION
SCHOOL CATEGORY
HIGH SCHOOL
Abkasa National High School (Mandalagan) - CHAMPION
Bacolod City National High School - 2nd Place
Handumanan National High School - 3rd Place
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ELECTRIC MASSKARA 2010
NIGHT 2
888 Chinatown Square...not in Lacson but is an attention grabber with her lights on.
May Cosplay pa last night. Damu galagaw mga Naruto, Kenshin Himura, etc.etc.
Lacson-8th St.
daw fog ang aso sang mga inasalan
Lacson Street facing south from PNB
Lacson-10th St.
Phillip Morris Smoking Lounge at Lacson 22nd and 21st St.
Lacson-22nd St...ga tulu-talithi na pero kabalan ang tawo
AGUINALDO STREET - northbound diversion of traffic from the city proper (magutok as usual. amu man ang Gatuslao nga southbound
Aguinaldo Street looking South
Aguinaldo Street looking North
MAJICA MASSKARA YEAR 7
Lopue's Mandalagan Annex
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by SUV111 of SSC Bacolod
Negros Museum
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Capitol Lagoon
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LACSON STREET
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LACSON STREET PART 2
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by pomperadz@yahoo.com of SSC Bacolod
Masskara 2010: School's Category (Elementary) Champion
SUM-AG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Masskara 2010
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Masskara 2010
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Masskara 2010
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