Chinese New Year fireworks display tonight
After the successful fireworks display held last Dinagyang festival, Ilonggos will once again witness a world-class pyrotechnics display at the Plazoleta Gay tonight as part of the Chinese New Year celebration.
Tonight's fireworks display may not be as grand as that of the Dinagyang festival but organizers promise a wonderful sight to see on night sky.
Before the fireworks display there will be a grand parade from the Iloilo Provincial Capitol Grounds to the Plazoleta Gay where a cultural show will be held. The Chinese New Year begins on February 7, 2008 but the Iloilo Chinese-Filipino Cultural Association set the grand celebration today. Consul General He Shi Jing of the Chinese Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Cebu takes part in today's affair as the special guest of the Chinese-Filipino community of Iloilo.
Traffic is expected to jam from the Iloilo Provincial Capitol to the Plazoleta Gay during the parade. While, the food festival will start as early as 1:00 p.m. until 12 midnight. The Iloilo Hotels Restaurants and Resorts Association (IHRRA) spearheads today's food festival.
It will showcase Chinese cuisines from known Chinese restaurants. The kiosk-renters are encouraged to serve and prepare authentic Chinese cuisines during the food festival. Restaurant that will serve the best Chinese cuisines and best kiosk adorn with Chinese trinkets will receive a P10,000 cash prize.
Today's activities cap the five-day Chinese New Year celebration that started last Tuesday with a cultural show at the Robinsons Place. The Iloilo Sun Yat Sen High School took care of the cultural show on the first day of the celebration.
The Chinese welcomes the Year of the Rat through a festival of dances and exhibit on the splendor of China and Beijing Olympics.