SM
City Marilao recently
launched two of the biggest and most colorful festivities in Bulacan. Throngs
of spectators packed and lined up at the event center of SM Marilao to witness the
live street dance, unique performances, and grand procession of folk and
antique statues of the Holy Child Jesus.
The
Halaman Festival that had drawn huge
turnout of locals as well as hundreds of visitors from nearby towns exemplifies
Guiguinteños’ ingenuity in the art of gardening, landscaping, seedling
propagation and plant growing. Floral arrangements of all shapes, sizes and
colors filled the eight-day festival simulating their own version of the Garden
of Eden along with the live performances of the winners of Indakan sa Kalye.
Apart
from the loud band marching and dancers clad in colorful costumes, advocacies
for the environment were likewise presented to encourage observers to become
doers. “It is our hope that participants of this festival will help usher in a
renewed interest our rich cultural heritage as well as in green acts” said SM
Regional Operations Manager Emmanuel Navera.
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| Images of the Child Jesus Parade along the mall area to celebrate the Sto. Niño Festival in Bulacan |
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| A display of color was seen at the kick off parade of the Halamanan Festival |
Capping
off the month of festivity was the inherent part of the Filipino Celebration,
the Sto. Niño Festival. In partnership with the Department of Education,
devotees from Bulacan pay homage to the Holy Child Jesus by participating in
the grand procession and ceremonial parade at the mall. A visual exhibition followed that showed the
Holy Child in various manifestations with images ranging from the Child Jesus
as a shepherd boy to a holy child who grants healing and bountiful blessings.
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