Thread: Masskara Festival in Bacolod Philippines

Hello everyone,
I invite everyone to watch and see the Masskara Festival in Bacolod City Philippines, watch bacolodnon street dancing contest.

The Masskara Festival through the years gives the people of Negros, as well as local and foreign visitors, a chance to drink and be merry for 20 days. Originally designed to show the hardships of the people of Negros, the Masskara Festival has become a tool of escapism and a way to generate revenues for big business. It has indeed come a long way, and it is clear that the path turn away from the progressive goal.

Bacolod City is known for the popular Masskara Festival which takes place here Oct. 1-20. Local and foreign visitors get a chance to enjoy 20 days of merry making, beer drinking, dining and street dancing. On the weekend nearest to 19 October, the biggest party in Bacalod is scheduled to take place. Bacalod is the capital city of the country's sugar-producing province of Bocalenos.

Here are some image taken at the event...

I have seen Maskara Festival In Bacolod before and I like the colorful maskara and lots of dancing too.

nice event.

very colourful !

The Masskara Festival in Bacolod is very colorful.. you should see it.

Hello to all

Its really amazing and colorful. Its a big event and i think people really enjoy this.

The festival instills among the people the culture of escapism and obscurantism, where they have to accept and forget their sufferings caused by the exploitation and oppression of the landlords.
In this city, people are encouraged by the organizers, mostly big business and hacenderos (big landlords), to forget the economic hardships and depression which happen especially during tiempo muerto (dead season, or off sugar harvest-milling season). Bacolod is the capital city of Negros Occidental, known as the Sugar Bowl of the Philippines and is part of Western Visayas in central Philippines.

Thanks for sharing
Have a nice day

Here's the very most awaited festival in Bacolod City, the City of smile, you will really enjoy this festival!