Dumaguete Fiesta - Feast of Sta. Catalina of Alexandria

Dumaguete once again celebrates on November 26, 2006, the Feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria otherwise known as Sta. Catalina de Alexandria, the Patron Saint of Dumaguete City. As the Fiesta nears, Dumaguete starts to get decked out in Fiesta colors and streamers proclaiming the event. Many visitors are expected to share in the bounty of the Fiesta as is the wont of Filipinos everywhere.

Fiestas are part of the Filipino way of life and the exuberance and lavishness of the celebrations never seem to wane or lose steam. Each year vies to outdo the previous year in fervor and piousness as well as in ostentation and display of bounty for it is the one day of the year when the Patron Saint is thanked for her intercession in bringing prosperity and bounty to the people who venerate her.

The Maharlika Artists and Writers Federation coincidentally holds the Sunrise Festival III to showcase artistic endeavors by way of exhibits and lectures. Quoting from the website:
"The Sunrise Festival is a celebration of arts held annually in the different regions of Maharlika (Philippines). A collaborative effort among professional and upcoming artists in the country, it is the first national event organized by the Maharlika Artists and Writers Federation. The festival is a start of a continuing national cultural movement to develop a high value and a total integration of all aspects of arts in the country: music, theatre, literary, dance, senses,emotions and intuition and spirit."

**** Peace and Tolerance ****

A new morning always brings amazing new discoveries and Ching first of all recommend a little bit of tolerance to the weaknesses of the self. A community of peoples is not made by single individuals retaining their individuality but in contributing individual talents for the good of the whole.