MassKara Festival 2023 Date: Know History, Significance and Celebrations Related to the Biggest Annual Festival of Philippines
The MassKara Festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and pomp and has become a major tourist attraction. The annual event draws visitors from all over the Philippines and around the world.
The MassKara Festival is an annual celebration in the Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of October. The festival is said to be the nation’s biggest festival and is held every year with great fanfare and enthusiasm in Bacolod, Philippines. The festival sites include the Bacolod Public Plaza, the Lacson Tourism Strip, and the Bacolod City Government Center. As per historical records, the name of the festival, ‘MassKara’, was coined by the late artist Ely Santiago Mass means a multitude of people, and the Spanish word cara (face), thus forming MassKara, which denotes ‘a multitude of faces’. This year, the MassKara Festival in the Philippines will be held on Sunday, October 22. Dashain 2023: Flowers Palanquin Arrives in Kathmandu During Fortnightly Festival of Nepal.
One of the key highlights of this festival is the elaborate masks worn by revellers, which are brightly coloured with intricate designs. The MassKara Festival is said to have begun in 1980. As MassKara Festival 2023 nears, here’s all you need to know about the annual celebration in the Philippines.
MassKara Festival 2023 Date
The MassKara Festival 2023 in the Philippines will be held on Sunday, October 22. Dashain 2023 Date in Nepal: Know Time, Puja Vidhi and Significance of Nepali Festival Marking the End of Durga Puja.
MassKara Festival Significance
The MassKara Festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and pomp and has become a major tourist attraction. The annual event draws visitors from all over the Philippines and around the world. The main attraction of the festival includes musical events, concerts, and entertainment shows like live bands, cultural performances, and other forms of artistic expression. During the festival, the streets come alive with vibrant parties and celebrations. There are often street parties, concerts, and other nighttime events where locals and visitors come together to celebrate.
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