Fiiiiesta!!!

Its been 12 years since I last stayed full time during Bacoor Cavite Fiesta and I can say that nothing has changed over the years. Even the fiesta celebration itself still hasn’t changed over the years. The "Happy Mother's Day" greetings to my grandma, ninang and titas, Pasiklaban ng mga Banda at Musiko where around 30 marching bands of Bacoor compete against each other by playing their upbeat music and displaying their flashy fashionable outfits, the feeling of giving up to the unending abundance of food set on the buffet table, the procession of the Flores de Mayo participants, the gossiping with my dear cousins, the intellectual chats about life, people, and current events with my loving grandparents, the beer bellies, the showy display of fireworks (Guerra, helicopter, etc.), the TORO (a person carrying a coat full of fireworks which runs after the people) which makes the crowd go wild, and the stunning pyrotechnics that brightens the sky and caps off the festive day.

The night celebration is the crème de la crème of the Fiesta celebration! All the people in town wait for the Kampana (bell) to ring at 9pm which means that the night celebration is about to start. They, including myself, excitedly go out of their houses just to have a glimpse of the showy display of fireworks set at the center of the St. Michael Parish grounds. The people also are very much thrilled yet in fear of getting in contact with the TORO fire which runs after the crowd. That’s what makes it very exciting! People don’t know when the TORO is after them. To cap the celebration off, a glitzy display of beautiful fireworks illuminate the Bacoor sky. Even though it is a yearly festivity, people don’t lose their hearts and affection for the celebration. People spend, eat, play, prepare, invite people, spend again, and again, yet it never mattered cause at the end of the day, it’s still all worth it. I wish the Fiesta celebration here in our village is the same as Bacoor’s way of celebrating it.