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PHOTOS OF LOCAL CULTURE.
Daanbantayan consists of a huge geographical area that is made up of small cultural-political groups. Almost every month one or more of the groups will have a festival. In fact, it seems like there is at least one festival going on at almost all times. Each area has its own "costumes" and "dances," and they compete with each other to see who can do a better job of "entertaining." The following photos were all taken last year (2007) in Daanbantayan.
THE FOLLOWING "CULTURAL" PHOTOS WERE ALSO TAKEN IN 2007.
RIDING ON TOP OF JEEPNEYS AND BUSSES THAT
ARE GOING 90 KILOMETERS PER HOUR APPEARS TO BE A NATIONAL PASTIME.
This kind of "FREEDOM" is totally lacking in America. My Asian friends can
hardly believe that this would be against the law in most western countries.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO BURYING THE DEAD: The following photos were taken at a Cemetery that is located just a few kilometers from SKIP'S BEACH RESORT.
A COCKFIGHT -- APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM SKIP'S BEACH RESORT:
Many more cultural photos will be added within a few days.
OUR THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
"There
is no wholly satisfactory substitute for brains, but silence does pretty well."
Anonymous
"The world is my country,
all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion":
Thomas Paine
“During times
of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it often masquerades under
the guise of patriotism.”
Howard Thurman
"Beware of being too
rational. In a country that is insane, the integrated man doesn't become king.
He gets lynched."
Aldous
Huxley
“Education is a
better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.”
Edward Everett
“The person who says it
cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”!!
Edward Everett