I already posted four media logs; three of them are mainly
about the Korean culture – from tourism to music and even cuisine. Now, it is
time to create something about my nationalism and it will be about Philippine
culture to be exact. Here in Philippines, under the cluster of town or cities,
we have what we call barangay. In
these places, they have their own patron saint and they even name other
barangays under the name of these saints - for example, I live in Barangay San
Antonio or St. Anthony. Once a year, the community celebrates the feast of
their patron saint and this is what Filipinos call “Fiesta”.
“Happy Fiesta” – the word a person usually hear from their
neighborhood as they visit the house of one another to share food. Most of the
people prepare traditional Filipino foods for their visitors. Most of the
schools and works are suspended at that day to participate in the programs of
the government officials. Inside the video is the different traditional
celebrations used by Filipinos to commemorate their patron saint. Others were
made famous because of the culture and its history – an example would be the
Sinulog and Panagbenga celebrated in Cebu and Baguio respectively. The video
showed how rich is the Philippine culture by presenting unique colorful
festivals and the banderitas (banners) hanging along the streets.
Although most of us are more attracted in the culture of
other countries, a Filipino like me will always be proud of his or her
nationality. I will admit that I appreciate the culture of Korea, with my
previous blogs, but it does not mean that I hate being a Filipino. Perhaps, I
would not be like this without growing in our own culture. Who knows, if I were
not born as a Filipino, maybe I would have not been a Catholic nor did I
celebrated Fiestas.
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| Panagbenga Festival in Baguio |
