Hundreds of students from different public and private schools of Makati partake in Caracol Festival held along Makati Avenue during the third week of January. The Caracol Festival is making its way to popularity in its primary aim of protecting and preserving the environment.
Although quite small in assembly, Caracol Festival still shimmers through the commitment and enthusiasm of the people behind the celebration. Since the festival is yet to earn its name and not much participants populate the streets of Makati and only a few people gets to witness the participant’s routine, it is ideal for photographers since plenty of room is provided.
Usually starts in the afternoon, flock of students in colorful costumes parade along Ayala Center Terminal in the rhythm played by a marching band, and compete in the ethnic-modern dance contest. Important personnel assemble in front of the platform where contestants perform, participating in the event with the support of tourism-oriented businesses in Makati City. Contestants are garbed with ecology-inspired costumes divided into three categories, namely flower and insects, marine life, and endangered species. Dancing and swaying in their colorful attires and painted bodies, some even complete the picture being dressed as rice planters and illegal woodcutters while others perform acrobatics that contributes to awe and astonishments of the spectators. Highlights of the celebration are the costume competition and street dancing contest, where competitors are costumed in a colorful Mother Earth-inspired costumes of fruit, flowers, trees, and animals, performing ethnic and tribal dances. The parade halts at the Paseo de RoxasWhere the final presentation and judging are held.
Caracol Festival is not a held in commemoration of patron saints, but aims to instill in the minds of the new generation the importance of preserving and conserving Philippine’s ecology and natural resources. This makes the Caracol Festival a effective campaign for an environmental awareness in a form of celebration.
Caracol is a Spanish term for “snail”, since snail’s shells signify protection from life’s harsh events. It is conceived in 1986 to usher in Fiesta Islands program of the Department of Tourism in 1989. Come January 21, 1991, Caracol Festival became the official festival of Makati City with the Department of Tourism as on of its major sponsors.
People who will take part in the festival are encouraged to wear body paints, masks, and other costumes of anything environmently associated.
The Festival is a joint project of Makati City Government, Makati Festival Foundation, Inc., and the Museum and Cultural Affairs Office. Hundreds of students from different public and private schools of Makati partake in Caracol Festival held along Makati Avenue during the third week of January. The Caracol Festival is making its way to popularity in its primary aim of protecting and preserving the environment.
Although quite small in assembly, Caracol Festival still shimmers through the commitment and enthusiasm of the people behind the celebration. Since the festival is yet to earn its name and not much participants populate the streets of Makati and only a few people gets to witness the participant’s routine, it is ideal for photographers since plenty of room is provided.
Usually starts in the afternoon, flock of students in colorful costumes parade along Ayala Center Terminal in the rhythm played by a marching band, and compete in the ethnic-modern dance contest. Important personnel assemble in front of the platform where contestants perform, participating in the event with the support of tourism-oriented businesses in Makati City. Contestants are garbed with ecology-inspired costumes divided into three categories, namely flower and insects, marine life, and endangered species. Dancing and swaying in their colorful attires and painted bodies, some even complete the picture being dressed as rice planters and illegal woodcutters while others perform acrobatics that contributes to awe and astonishments of the spectators. Highlights of the celebration are the costume competition and street dancing contest, where competitors are costumed in a colorful Mother Earth-inspired costumes of fruit, flowers, trees, and animals, performing ethnic and tribal dances. The parade halts at the Paseo de RoxasWhere the final presentation and judging are held.
Caracol Festival is not a held in commemoration of patron saints, but aims to instill in the minds of the new generation the importance of preserving and conserving Philippine’s ecology and natural resources. This makes the Caracol Festival a effective campaign for an environmental awareness in a form of celebration.
Caracol is a Spanish term for “snail”, since snail’s shells signify protection from life’s harsh events. It is conceived in 1986 to usher in Fiesta Islands program of the Department of Tourism in 1989. Come January 21, 1991, Caracol Festival became the official festival of Makati City with the Department of Tourism as on of its major sponsors.
People who will take part in the festival are encouraged to wear body paints, masks, and other costumes of anything environmently associated.
The Festival is a joint project of Makati City Government, Makati Festival Foundation, Inc., and the Museum and Cultural Affairs Office.
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