The feast of Saint Ignatius de Loyola is celebrated on July 31. Saint Ignatius is the patron saint of the soldiers, the founder of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) and he is also one of the patron saints of Liloan Southern Leyte.
It’s not my first time to celebrate the feast of St. Ignatius de Loyola in Liloan because my mom is from there and we have relatives there as well.
Anyway, we arrived in Liloan 2 weeks before the fiesta and it was raining (July is rainy season in the Philippines) but it wasn’t that bad compared to Manila. I’m thankful because the sun shined a couple of days after the arrival so we got the chance to go for a sightseeing and swimming. Then every morning, the sound of drums and lyres woke us up-yes there’s parade everyday before the fiesta! My cousins said that they celebrate their patron saint for a week and there are lots of activities before and during the fiesta. Like for example, the Lilo-Lilo Festival and the beauty pageant.
As a girl who grew up in Manila, I find fiestas outside the city more lively and more fun because people are cooperative and care about their community.
Students tried to hide their faces from the camera.
The lyrists
The spectators.
Drummers from the elementary school
He doesn’t like to smile. Okay fine! Be that way! 😛
Majorettes
Lilo-Lilo Parade
Mayor Shirley Chong welcoming all the guests and spectators of the beauty pageant
Miss Liloan Southern Leyte 2014 Beauty Pageant “The opening number”
Yuri is in her 30's. She grew up in the Philippines and moved to Norway when she was 19 years old. She is currently working in Bergen as a health care assistant. During her free time, she would go out and explore nature in the nearby areas alone or with friends and share her adventures on her blog. She dreams of conquering each and every mountains of Norway and take photos of the fjords and wildlife. She also wants to explore portrait photography. Her gadgets of choice are smartphones and SLR cameras.
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