Faith, color and fun draws 30,000 crowd to Kneeling Carabao Fest

Faith, color and fun draws 30,000 crowd to Kneeling Carabao Fest

PULILAN, Bulacan—The Kneeling Carabao Festival during Thursday’s feast of San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of farmers, drew more than 30,000 people here, signifying their longing for faith, fun and color amid the fuel crisis and the most recent political turmoil in the Senate. Josef Navarro, Pulilan tourism officer, said the tourists come from diiferent provinces in Central Luzon, adjacent towns and cities in Bulacan and even from Metro Manila,…

300 kneeling carabaos parade in Pulilan festival

As expected, thousands of local and foreign tourists braved the intense heat of the sun, patiently waiting for the parade of more than 300 carabaos to kneel in front of San Isidro Labrador Church.The centuries-old ritual, held every May 14 in Pulilan, Bulacan, is part of the colorful Kneeling Carabao Festival—a tradition of gratitude for the blessings of farming.Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Governor Alex C. Castro said the Provincial Gov…