Fall Traditions from Around the World
| November 24, 2017
2. MassKara Festival – Philippines
Although it’s still considered a relatively new festival (having first started in the 1980s), the MassKara Festival has become a huge part of life in Bacolod City, Philippines.
It all began when a national tragedy coincided with a global drop in sugar price, which hurt Bacolod City disproportionally hard because their main export is sugar. In order to bring the city back to life, the local government decided to have a festival, which they called the MassKara Festival. Held on the last Sunday in October, the festival features dance competitions, and plenty of chances to get dressed up and masquerade through the city streets.
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