Why is the MassKara Festival celebrated?
MassKara Festival started at a time of crisis and disaster in the 1980s. That is the origin of MassKara Festival. The smiling masks were a declaration of the people of Bacolod City that they will pull through and survive the challenges and tragedies that they are facing. Hence, Bacolod is called “The City of Smiles”.
What does MassKara Festival represent?
The Masskara Festival is a symbol of the Filipino spirit that remembers to be happy in spite of tough times. No wonder Filipinos are called the people of happy smiling faces. The Masskara Festival and the Pasundayag Festival are only two examples of celebrated Iloilo festivals held annually.
What month is masskara celebrated?
October
This annual festival, which is similar to Brazil’s Rio Carnival, literally translates to “many faces,” and is celebrated every October in Bacolod.
Why is Bacolod City of Smiles?
Bacolod is the capital city of the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It is known as the City of Smiles because of its MassKara Festival, a Mardi Gras-like festival and a spectacularly vivid mix of dance, color and music.
What is the meaning of mask in MassKara dance?
The term Masskara is coined from two words: mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word cara, for face; thus the double meaning for “mask” and “many faces”. Masks are the order of the day at the Masskara parade, as brightly-costumed men and women dance and prance in the streets.
What is the purpose of kaamulan festival?
Kaamulan is the dubbed as the only authentic ethnic festival celebrated in the whole Philippines wherein we celebrate the richness of Bukidnon in terms of culture, ethnicity and language. Kaamulan promotes cultural preservation and recognition for each tribe.
Who celebrates Ati-Atihan?
the Philippines
Dubbed as the Mother of All Philippine Festivals, the Ati-Atihan Festival is widely known not just in the Philippines but across the world. Ati-Atihan Festival meaning is “to be like Atis or Aetas (Aklan Province’s natives).”
Is Ati-Atihan a secular festival?
The festivity was originally a pagan festival from this tribe practicing Animism, and their worshiping their anito god. Spanish missionaries gradually added a Christian meaning. Today, the Ati-Atihan is celebrated as a religious festival.
Is Sublian festival religious?
Like Sinulog and Dinagyang, Sublian Festival is a religious occasion that is celebrated to honor Batangas City’s patron saints the Holy Cross in Bauan and Agoncillo, and the Sto. Niño in Batangas City.
Why is Bacolod city of Smiles?
What language does Bacolod speak?
Hiligaynon
Talk[edit] The majority of the people of Negros speak Hiligaynon or Illongo as their first language as it is the predominant language in the province of Negros Occidental, while there are some who can speak Cebuano and Kinaray-a. Tagalog is also understood as well as English.
