it was pass three in the afternoon, when i heard the drums beating from afar. i came from Antipolo that day and was quite excited to witness the Caracol Festival of Makati.
colorful costumes filled the urban city of Makati on that day. this festival was formed to promote awareness in the importance of the environment.
students from the different schools in Makati displayed the many colors which highlights the colorful world of nature.
the parade begun by around four just in time that i was able to take shots while they were still at the assembly area.
the Caracol festival like most of the other festivals in the Philippines, is a dance competition that interprets the hope to save our environment.
it was not as intense as the popular festivals of Dinagyang and Sinulog, yet if we look back, all the festivals started this way. the groups didn't perform much during the parade, which made it difficult to capture the action.
the main performance was conducted on a big platform yet less people having the chance to see it that clos. hopefully the organizers will improve it next year. this was taken last Janaury 18.
[what you shouldn't miss there]>>> the colorful costumes and the beautiful smiles of the performers.[why i should go back] >>> to simply celebrate and enjoy the festival.
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galing. daming festival sa pi lately ah. pang tourism talaga.
Hala, eto ba yung event nung January 18 kaya closed ang Ayala Buendia?
Ang ganda, so colorful event! sayang di ko alam.. (loser!)
I didn;t know na may ganito palang festival sa Makati! Ang galing ng mga shots. Isa ko siguro na dapat matutunan is yung wag mahiya pag nagpipicture ka! :)
Excited nako sa pinatubo Doms, nasabi na ba sayo ni Mel na may isasama akong 4 na tao?! grabe nga eh...
pasensya na kasi na-busy ako lately... ngayon lang ulit nakapasyal :)
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I was wondering why i never heard of this... hapon pala siya... oh well.. nice pics, i like that its very lively and colorful!!!
Dong, the pictures are very colorful, they have wickedly nice costumes...kalilangan festival na dito sa amin this feb 16-27...
may ganito pala sa makati? =) ayos ah. kala ko puro rally lang dun against the makati business club. =p
wah ganda...tingin ko ang saya! duh, naalala ko tuloy ung binalbal festival dun samin ----pati mga engkanto winoworship pa tuwing new year haha
i watched this parade every year when i was working in makati. love the vibrant colors here and the energy of this festival.
Wow, that looks like so much fun. I love the colorful costume and the radiant smiles too. That's great that it was formed to promote awareness about the environment.
>photo cache, from january till february puno talaga ng festival ang pilipinas.
>hi chyng, yes ito nga yon. colorful din ito. sana makapunta ka next year.
>bryan, pansin ko din na hindi nila masyadong na-promote itong caracol. hahaha... bat ka naman mahihiya?
excited na rin ako na makasama kayo sa pinatubo. welcome din ang iba. just send me their complete name and i already gave mel my contact number.
no problem. bisita ka lang pag may time.
>gillboard, hindi siya masyadong prinomote kaya hindi din ganun ka dami ang pumunta. pero matutuwa ka nga sa mga kulay.
>hi sheng, wow! meron din pala this month dyan. pwede ba ako makahingi ng list ng mga festival dyan just in case matiming ko ang pagpunta ko dyan. thanks!
>pao, hahaha... meron ngang ganito sa makati. may street dancing din pag araw ng makati kaya lang weekday siya kaya hindi masyadong nakakapunta ang mga tao.
>sendzki, talaga? mahanap nga sa internet yan. interesado ako dun.
>hi luna, oo nga. medyo matagal na rin itong caracol. kaya hopefully maraming mga improvements na mangyayari every year.
>carver, yes. even before the global warming issue has become this big, there was already a festival like this.
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Fantastic costumes and great shots! Kailang ba ang festival na ito? 'La akong nabalitaan! Sana makapunta ako next year.
ang ganda naman. so colorful and festive! and it happened in the most unlikely place -- makati. great pics. your coverage is the next best thing to being there. :)
Very interesting and colorful!
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napaka makulay. buti nagga ganyan ang makati. kala ko mardi gra ng mga naka corporate attire. hehe
Such brilliant color everywhere! I think I like the green people the best :)
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A parade that looks real colorful and fun to be part of :)
I'm sure you enjoyed it very much! How fun!!!
ganda ng kulay! astig!
Very colorful, sparkling and interesting sequence of pictures!
It's amazing that many of these students posed for you!
I went there a few years ago and enjoyed it very much.
They are just school children so we shouldn't expect too much about the dancing part but the costumes are great and all participants are full of enthusiasm.
ang saya naman dyan! naaalala ko tuloy ng ako ay nasa pre school nagdamit bulaklak din ako eh! well, it is to promote of course our environment! it's about time anyway!
>cebuimage, sure. ill add you up.
>borneo, filipinas are really beautiful!
>hi hilda, it was last january 18. i think it was not promoted well. i only knew it from some of my travel buddies.
>aris, salamat. makulay nga talaga ang caracol at masaya ang mga tao doon. pag araw ng makati may street dancing din.
>luke, thanks!
>the islander, hahaha... maybe at least twice a year nagpaparada doon. isa yung araw ng makati.
>tink, beautiful in the eyes.
>hi napaboaniya, you'll definitely enjoy it because of the smile that they give to the visitors.
>theonoski, ganda talaga. makulay ang buhay sa makati.
>pietro, maybe that's because of the filipino hospitality. smile is free here.
>sidney, i agree. the smiles alone makes it a happy festival. i just hope that they'll make a bigger or elevated stage to allow more people to watch it.
>cyndirellaz, hahaha... yan ang astig. uso nga ito sa mga field demonstrations.
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I love the colors! It's hard to believe na meron ganito in the middle of the city at hindi lang sa provinces :)
wow
sa makati lang yan
galing, ah
ayos
akala ko bacolod
Ang galing at sobrang makulay!
Beautiful colors.
Hey Dom.
Really? This was just in Makati? Very, very nice. And the costumes and masks all looked like expensive. :)
What does Caracol mean? Btw, fiestas are usually done to celebrate the "feasts" of the Sto. Nino, saints, etc. I wonder if there is a more politically correct term for these kinds of festivals. :)
ang ganda ng mga kuha dom. people from manila don't need to go to ilo-ilo or cebu or baguio to see beautiful costumes on parade. galing.
ganda... di ko alam yan ah..
puro kasi ako tekken
Looked like a very fun festival. The costumes are all so bright and colourful and they all look so cheerful. I think I will go crazy running after them just to take a photo shot of them to post in my blog....lol
wow! wonderful colors and of course, the amazing costumes! :)
simply amazing! :)
at may ganyan pala sa makati! hehe! :)
ang ganda.. colorful masyado.. ^_^ di ko pa na witness ang ganito festival sa makati...
meron palang ganitong festival sa Makati. Diko lam . Honestly.
Galing naman. Very colorful.....
ang sosy naman ng makati!
Bakit hindi ko ito alam??? Huhuhu.
Great photos! I like the vibrant colors! :-)
Such a colourful festival! I would love to watch this. Is it an annual event?
Many colours to bright our sad winter time...:-))
wonderful snapshots! u captured the fun! i love the pics!
Wow! How fresh. Very spring-like! Beautiful.
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Very awesome photos, Dong. You're a wonder. :)
Very colourful, Dong.
I thought it;s Masskara Fest of Bacolod.
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First of, Happy Heart's Day..
Very colorful shots.;)
cheers!
this was in makati? man, i never knew there was one! ;-)
Bago lang ba itong festival, donG? Okay ah, very colorful at ang gagara ng costumes.
BTW, Happy Valentine sa you!
wow! galing ng colors! parang ang sarap kaini ng mga pictures. hahahaha!
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ang colorful!
happy valentine's to all! :)
Very.very interesting and colourfull.
Thanks for sharing.
some swell costume and party going on there.
A very colourful set of photos...ang ganda!
Btw, Happy Valentine's Day dong!--may your day be a colourful one as well ;)
ganda, galing talaga ng Pinoy noh!
Happy valentine's day!
pabati lang sa araw ng mga puso
this should be featured in international channel like national geography..
I didn't know, my festival pala na ganito sa Makati? Parang flower fest ng Baguio ah!
wow. the theme is indeed very much nature-related. Caracol, ehm, i guess it must be some event similar to chingay parade in singapore :)
Their costumes are very beautiful.
Happy Valentine's Day to you.
Very colorful costumes! Boy, those ladies surely enjoyed posing for you. Hehehe
Beautiful! Gawd, I didn't know a colorful fest like this happens in Makati. Thanks for the info.
hmm colorfull talaga festival sa makati:D
nakakainggit naman. ang ganda at ang kulay ng mga kuha. *i just hope kasing ganda nito ang Sumakah Fest dito sa Antipolo*
wow! so colorful. i love colorful things. :))
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first time ba 'to? kala ko nga maskara. colorful costumes!
what a meaningful festival. i love they costumes! Colorful!
nice coverage Dom! this is one of the city festivals i look forward to but haven't had the time to go (as always). naalala ko yung series ni Ferdz dito dati. ang galing talaga ng festival na ito. ;-)
WOW...beautiful hardly describes this wonderful display!
wonderful and very, very colorful ! Nice shots :)
ang gaganda ng mga costumes! napakacolorful! =)
ito ang isang festival na hindi ko naaabutan o naaalala man lang. next year na lang ulit! hehe! =)
Dang, where was I when this happened again? Oh, yeah, cooped up in my office just a block away. Darn I wish I had the work schedule of normal people.
The colors are so lovely, you captured them well. I also love the smiles of the young people here. They seem to be really happy and although that makes me feel a wee bit old, it's still so nice to look at them.
some of the best shots i seen on yr blog in this post. well done
love the pandas! :)
sayang naman at hindi ko nakita ang kasayahang ito sa makati...
sana next time na magpa relieve ulit sa akin yung friend ko sana yung may ganitong kasayahan para naman sulit ang pagpunta ko ng makati...
sa kulay palang ay talagang masaya na...
belated happy V day dong=D
Wow, looks like a colorful and festive event. Amazing!
hapi hearts week dong..
i never knew na may mga ganito kagandang event..not til i came back here en visit..good to see again ur masterpieces..
rgds,
Caracol festival? I just heard that from this blog! whoah---i haven't heard of it since!
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