Bila-Bila Festival is a Celebration Honoring the Butterflies

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Boac, the capital of Marinduque is being touted as the butterfly center of the Philippines due to the emergence of butterfly farms in the town. In order to promote the industry, the local government created the Bila-Bila Festival in conjunction with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (the town’s patron saint) on December 8. On the day of the celebration, children from various schools in the town dress up in their best butterfly costumes for a parade that depicts the life cycle of the butterfly. Brass bands, street dancing by costumed delegates, and colorful, decorated floats also accompany the parade, with the image of the Immaculate Conception at the end of the procession. Read More: http://tourism-philippines.com/festival-bila-bila/

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Do you love butterflies? If you are, then there is no wonder that you would crave to see the unusual celebration by the people of Marinduque called Bila Bila Festival (Butterfly Festival).

This festival is celebrated during the town fiesta (Dec.8) in Boac town, capital of Marinduque. The event features the life cycle of butterflies since butterfly farming is the town’s unique industry. Literally stated, a butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect which is essential to environment but for the Boaceños, butterfly is not just a simple creature of God but a symbol of hope. Aside from its natural role of enhancing the environment, butterfly has been their good source of income for numerous years. Read More: http://www.wowmarinduque.com/features/festivals/bila-bila-festival-boacenos-sole-tribute-to-butterflies-2/

BILA BILA FESTIVAL

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We all known that Bila-bila Festival is the one of the Festival in this province.Locally called ”Bila-bila Festival”this colorful affair is to highlight the major occasions in the island province,town and community fiestas notably.In fact,The Municipality of Boac has even enshrined the butterfly in a municipal ordinance entitled”BUTTERFLY TREE PROPAGTION AND FARMING ORDINANCE”According to my research there’s a lot of ordinance in the Bila Bila.Section 30 of the ordinance states; “Whenever appropriate, the release of butterflies will become a regular feature of social gatherings such as weddings, birthdays, baptisms, and anniversary celebrations, and will become a regular feature of the traditional ‘crown’ and in welcoming of dignitaries, visitors and guests. Read More: https://literacybetweenodds.wordpress.com/2017/01/02/bila-bila-festival-in-marinduque/

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