Cavite: Caviteños Regada Festival

 If Thailand has its called Songkran well Philippines has its counterpart called REGADA.

Regada Festival

June 22- 29 : Cavite City (Regada Proper – June 24th)

It has been a yearly tradition to celebrate the Cavite City Water Festival more popularly known as “REGADA” every June. The annual tourism oriented festival has evolved into a combined environmental, religious and cultural activity. More so, the month of June is significant in Cavite City’s history for its lasting contribution to Philippine independence and history.

“BE PREPARED TO GET WET,” warned Cavite City’s local officials to the guests and visitors of their Annual Water Festival. A wet and wild festival awaits tourist and other visitors when they come to the historic city to celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist.

“Regada” was derived the spanish word “regar” from the chavacano speaking Cavitenos, which means water or to sprinkle. In a bid to hold the biggest water festival, Regada, will be staged in the one kilometer stretch along P. Burgos Avenue. The main thorougfare will be rigged with sprinklers and mobile sound system to transform P. Burgos Avenue into what could be the biggest wet party in the country.

Students and townfolks will fill the avenue to participate in the wet street dancing dubbed as “Basayawan sa Kalye”. The participants will interpret the essence of the yearly water festival through colorful costumes and body movements and dance to the music provided by the giant mobile sound systems installed along P. Burgos Avenue.
The festival culminates with the holding of Caracol ni San Juan Bautista at around 11 o’clock in the moring, a fitting climax to the festival’s origin in honor of St. John the Baptist in which people celebrate for the blessing by joining the “Paulan”.

Regada started in 1996 during the tenure of the Mayor Tim Encarnacion and from then on, was held every year thereon during the month of June.
source: http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/

The festival's moniker was derived from the Spanish word "regar" which means to water or to sprinkle. Held every 17th to 24th of June since 1996, it is a week long celebration that is full of culture and plain old fun. Of course, the theme is water

Cavite City's party loving people are now on the midst of elaborate preparations for the Annual Cavite City Water Festival or popularly known as REGADA. The festival's moniker was derived from the Spanish word "regar" which means to water or to sprinkle.

It is a week long celebration that is full of culture and plain old fun. Of course, the theme is water.

Lyrics

naranasan mo na ba

kung gaano kasaya

sama samang magpunta

dito sa

regada

heto nanaman ang buwan

na inaabangan

dito sa lungsod ng cavite

ito matatagpuan

ang iba't ibang kulay ng buhay

na nagkakaisa na tunay

upang iaalay ang kasiyahan

at mapawi ang kalungkutan

sumayaw sumunod ka sa tugtugan

habang binabasa ng ulan

at kalimutan

ang iyong problema

kahit saglit man lamang

halina tayo sa regada

matanda man o bata

ay masisiyahan

sa ligayang dulot

ng mga okasyon

na pinaghandaan

ng mga caviteno

ipagmalaki mo

sa lahat ng tao

ang regada ay

para sayo

sumayaw sumunod ka sa tugtugan

habang binabasa ng ulan

at kalimutan

ang iyong problema

kahit saglit man lamang

halina tayo sa regada

matanda man o bata

ay masisiyahan

sa ligayang dulot

ng mga okasyon

na pinaghandaan

ng mga caviteno

ipagmalaki mo

sa lahat ng tao

ang regada ay

ang regada ay

ang regada ay

para sayo!

para sayo!

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC0-BKNs6wc