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...