As for today, September 14, we celebrated our barangay fiesta, with the feast of our patron, Sta. Cruz de Exaltacion. In our household, we celebrate fiestas or "hikay" twice every year -- May 10 (Calape's town fiesta) and ofcourse today.
It's been awhile since I last witnessed our Sta. Cruz fiestas. I was always absent because as I was still a BSN student, my week is often full-packed. I had hospital/CHN duties and classes. And the fiesta days fell on weekdays. So now, it's like having a little sense of 'come back'.
We prepared the house and everything since Sept. 12, as we invited guests over for the bisperas eve and the katumanan wholeday. Glad we had friends and relatives who helped out. Mama's sis, Tita Ilde and my everdearest Merpy Angeli slept over since the 12th to help us out for the preparation. Plus, reinforcements like the cooks and Mama's very loyal friends and pipol came over. :)
preparation
the parade that somehow graced the fiesta air (but is actually a parade for the Civil Service Month opening. hehe, just in time for fiesta though)
some people (mamistahay) who came over for lunch
I should say more people are coming to join the salo-salo during our barangay fiesta, compared to our town fiesta. The only reason I can think of is the fact the fewer households celebrate the barangay fiesta, so people crowd over a house or two to get a share for the meal. Interesting, isn't it? :)
and of course, we had our share of fiesta happiness too! :)
I hope all Calapenhons enjoyed the fiesta days and nights! Aside from thanking God for all the food and drinks we had, let us always remember that the gift of friendship and of each other matters most. ♥
Happy fiesta!
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