Too Commercial

This is THE reason why I'm not that crazy taking so many pictures and/or videos at festivals in the Western Visayas region.

This was at the famous "Dinagyang Festival" of Iloilo City.

Oh yes, tribes usually paint their bodies black or dark brown for that native effect. Effort ba!

However, directly painting brands or logos (of the sponsoring companies) on every dancer's body, comes out 'too desperately aggressive'.

They make the rituals tasteless & classless.

Nag-effort ka pa magpa-native look kunohay. Perhaps baka nag-research ka pa nyan on our native ancestors' dress and movements. Only for the total look of your "tribe" to look stupid!

Anyway, if you look closely, the back of that one dancer says “Cup Needles” instead of a “Cup Noodles”. Meron palang Joke Category?

If so, why does it have to be assciated with a celebration of the Sto Nino, tribes and rituals?

Cheap. Kahuluya.

Kung wala naman palang 'Comedy Category', abaw ah, sige subukan nyo na lang humigop ng one cup ng "needles". Tell us how it feels!

Haay naku, COMMERCIALISM.

What will these sponsors think of next? Make the tribes dance to their commercial jingles?

In Iloilo ay, it probably won’t be long until that happens. Wanna bet?! Unless they read this!

But don’t get me wrong, I am still an avid fan of the Dinagyang Festival - with all the crazy acrobatics that children are asked to perform by their choreographers during street dance?

Amazingly dangerously wow. Kahit OA na, as in parang Cirque du Soleil na, amazing pa rin.

Alam ko naman, at alam nating lahat, matitigil lang iyang mga 'dangerous stunts' pag meron "accidents" na nangyari, simba ko hwag sana.

This festival is "ibang klase". As in it's hard to imagine those kids are having a good time as they perform kahit sa "street dancing" pa lang.

Shh, that's also why I keep coming back hehe!

Imagine, some 'tribes' even push real and big “stage on wheels” just to complete the props of their dance group routine's story, whatever!

Ay, some even have to stack themselves in a kawa (that's a big cauldron) 'sardinas style' for their street-corner performances while going around the city - as there are judging stations.

For Sto. Nino ba talaga yan? When did he say so? Isn't that just to regale me the spectator?

Shh, hush na nga lang! I know that's too much "show" for a supposed "religious festival". Eh ang siste, nag-eenjoy ako, and everyone else!

Then again, I don't go to festivals so I can get tons of photos of a "Nissin Cup Needles" (yes the karayom hehe) or Presto or Big Sip on the bare bodies of amazing Dinagyang dancers.

Daw kahuluya ipakita sa would-be tourists!

Well, money (from sponsors) talks big.

In these our times... haaay...
#WesternVisayas #TravelPhilippines #Dinagyang
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