Highlights of JARO District Fiesta

Highlights of JARO District Fiesta..Jaro will be celebrating its annual district fiesta tommorrow, February 2, 2010, Tuesday. Ilonggos will celebrate this big event in commemoration with Jaro's patron saint, Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles). As the name of the patron saint implies, every year people from all over the world buys candle in larger sizes with a specific color on each year.This year, pink is the color of choice for candles.

Aside from candles and other religious items, there are lots of displays along the road outside the church fronting the Jaro plaza. Capiz shells in different designs, wooden carvings in reflection of different saints, balloons in different shapes and animals,jars made of wood and porcelain, slippers made of rubber and plastic, hats that vary in designs and sizes, dress and shirts suitable for all ages and most of all the smell of famous delicacies found only in Iloilo City such as bibingka, pinasugbo, biscocho, barquillos and abundant fruits and vegetables coming from different towns around Iloilo City.

The fiesta will be started by a mass early in the morning and in the afternoon, there will be a procession followed by the coronation night in the Jaro plaza gym.This would be a great getaway for all of us as we celebrate the fiesta with lots of eating and binging made especially by the Ilonggos...

JARO: To Celebrate It's Fiesta on February 2, 2010

JARO: To Celebrate It's Fiesta on February 2, 2010. So Come and Join with the annual celebration of JARO district fiesta on February 2, 2010, Tuesday.This event is celebrated every year in honor of their patron saint Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles). The fiesta features pageantry with a fiesta queen from one of the prominent families of the place, and a cockfight at the Iloilo Coliseum, where cockfighting aficionados from all over the Philippines converge.

On this year's fiesta,Clarice Helene Guadarrama Saulog is the queen who comes from the family of one of the famous entrepreneurs in Iloilo City. They were known to be the owner of the prestigious home of delicacies in Iloilo which is the Biscocho Haus.

Jaro is located between Dungon Creek and the Jaro River, a site between two rivers, with a church and plaza in the center, and homes of affluent families in the vicinity.

So come and let us see each other on this historical event!! Have fun!!

Watch Dinagyang 2010 Live

We are now in Iloilo City, Philippines to celebrate the Dinagyang festival 2010. Together with my friends, we strolled the city early in the morning to prepare for the event. The city is still calm, but from the looks of it, the streets are filled with streamers and banners that shows there is going to be a big event to happen. The first thing we did was to go to Mc Donalds to grab some breakfast because we know, once the show starts, we may not have the time to eat. After that, we strolled along J.M. Basa St., up to the Freedom Grandstand where the first judging area is going to be held. So now, we are busy capturing pictures and videos of the 16 different tribes in dinagyang. Check out and watch Dinagyang 2010 live.Above are some pictures from the Dinagyang Festival 2010.