Philippines is celebrating festivals all year round.
Every region, provinces and cities has different kinds of festivities.
There are some festivals in
Iloilo and one of them is Paraw Regatta.
The Iloilo Paraw Regatta is a race among native outriggers in the strait between
Guimaras Island and
Iloilo City.
It is instituted in 1973 and has grown both in size and renown.
The event has become more exciting, colorful and challenging.
This is an activity every summer hedged with rules, umpires and kibitzers.
I arrived in the seashore of Arevalo (Villa), Iloilo at 6:45 am since the program will start at 7am.
Other sailboats were already on the seashore.
Kids were the more excited onlookers. They were waiting at rest.
Some outriggers were just about to prepare.
I love the paintings.
Getting ready.
The race started at exactly 9:30 am. What can I say?
"Till next year!
I arrived in the seashore of Arevalo (Villa), Iloilo at 6:45 am since the program will start at 7am.
Other sailboats were already on the seashore.
Kids were the more excited onlookers. They were waiting at rest.
Some outriggers were just about to prepare.
I love the paintings.
Getting ready.
The race started at exactly 9:30 am. What can I say?
"Till next year!
11 comments:
I was able to visit Villa last year when we went there, kinulang sa Bora, napadaan diyan, naligo ulit... sa pool nga lang, the beach seems dirty.
Dirty talaga pero may naliligo pa rin mostly mga taga dun at sa city proper. I remembered nga when I was in high school, nagkaroon kami ng outing dyan hindi ko alam medyo dirty nga. hehehe. Ang villa is the home of flowers tapos masarap ang seafoods dyan. yun lang yun.
ganda naman dyan. wish I could visit iloilo very soon!
KUYA RED!
Ganda nung Superman na Vinta? Vinta ba yan?! hehehe
I miss being here
wow, RED! astig to ahhh! these are the most creative and artistic sails i've seen... hindi ko alam na may ganito pala sa pinas.
sino nanalo?
aww! ganda ng place. summer na naman marami na naman ang dadayo sa beach.
sana soon marating na din ako ng iloilo.
wow! dami pala. akala ko konti lang. saya yan. did you try riding one during the event?
wow makulay ang buhay. ganda.
diin ka da red?
ang ganda-ganda! i miss beach na talaga! :)
Nakaka-miss ang Iloilo!
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