Masskara Festival
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Masskara Festival in Bacolod City
Masskara Festival is held annually in Bacolod City from October 1-20 and culminated near October 19, the city's Charter Inauguration Anniversary.
The Festival first began in 1980 during a period of crisis. A series of tragic events happened that time. As a way to pull the residents out of the pervasive gloomy atmosphere and boost the city' economy, they made the Masskara Festival. Bacolod City, also known as the City of Smiles, made this event as a reminder that no matter how difficult the situation they are in, they will still be able to survive and triumph over it.
The term Masskara was coined by the late artist Ely Santiago which is derived from two words: Mass, which means "many or multitude and Cara, which means "face". The festival is known for showcasing masks with smiling faces worn by participants, thus Masskara means "many smiling faces" or "multitude of smiling faces".
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Countdown to Masskara Festival
Where is Masskara Festival Celebrated?
Grab Your Luggage and go to Bacolod for the Masskara Festival
Did you know?
Masskara Festival is commenced for 20 days. So that is 20 days of merry making and wine drinking.
Street Dancing In Masskara Festival
One of the Festival highlights is the Street Dancing on the Masskara parade. Different students, organizations in Bacolod take part in the merry making on the parade. They come dressed in colorful costumes, symbol of happiness and jubilee, coupled with a creatively designed smiling mask.
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Another most awaited event in this festival is the Masskara Queen pageant, where lovely ladies from Bacolod vie for the crown.
Masskara Festival Captured on Photos
Don't Forget Take Your Cameras With You
You'll surely want to take some pictures of the Festival to keep some memories to treasure.
Learn More About Philippine Festivals
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Useful Resources
- MassKara Festival Overview
- Provides a detailed overview of the Masskara Festival in Bacolod.
- Official Website of the MassKara Festival 2011
- Get updates for the Masskara Festival on their Official website.
- The MassKara Festival 2011
- A photo gallery of the Festival from their official website.
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- During its meeting led by national president Oscar Rodriguez of San Fernando City, the city mayors present decided to hold their next 50th NEB-Expanded in Bacolod City during the peak days of the MassKara Festival on October 19-21, 2012.
- Mayor hits lawmaker on Bacolod's charter day
- Even in the first section of the said law, it states that October 19 is the Charter Day anniversary of the City of Bacolod and its celebration is highlighted with the staging of the MassKara Festival. Section 2 states that October 19 of every year is ...
- NCCA's Dance Xchange celebrates multiculturalism
- In fact, almost every town or city in the province has a dance festival: La Torta in Argao, Karansa in Danao, Kabkaban in Carcar, and Mantawi in Mandaue, to name a few. But the Visayas as a whole has always been partial to dance festivals?the Masskara ...
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