Fiesta sa Anilao

This past week was Anilao’s Fiesta not to be confused with the Festival in November. Yes, fiesta and festival are two different events in the Philippines. All the floats this year were decorated in the theme of roses. The LGU (where Lauren works) competed in the float decorating competition. All of the roses used were made out of clothe the week before by all the LGU employees including Lauren. We lost count after a few hundred…..

The parade was a fun event through the Poblacion (downtown area). The girls in their evening attire looked beautiful and magically didn’t sweat – don’t forget, there isn’t air-conditioning anywhere. Lauren on the other hand looked like a wet dog and was in shorts!!! The evening event was the coronation of the king/queen and court. The theme was from Frozen, the latest Walt Disney movie (the writer of the theme song is Filipino so it’s a huge hit here). Everyone did a wonderful job of putting on this themed production.