I considered
Tarlac City as my hometown and we are asked by our professor to compare it to
other place. Like the similarities of the churches in Tarlac and Baguio or any
other places, and its differences. Or it can also be the differences and
similarities of the markets of Tarlac and other places. But I want to compare
the Events and Festivals, Market, Landmarks and Transportation of Tarlac City
and Sta. Rosa City, Laguna.
First,
I want to talk about the similarities of the events and festivals held on
Tarlac City and Sta. Rosa City, Laguna. I am proud to be a Tarlaqueno because
we have the Chicharon and Inuruban Festival and Belenismo. We only have few
events or festivals to celebrate and that is better for me than having many
festivals. Sta. Rosa City have Sikhayan Festival, Sta. Rosa Cityhood Day, St.
Rose of Lima Fiesta and Grand Wizardy Competition. See, Tarlac have fewer
festivals to celebrate than Sta. Rosa.
Sta. Rosa’s Sikhayan Festival is a symbolic pledge made by the city
residents towards a promising future carved through their hard work and
discipline, According to Ferdinand F. Castro a writer of Manila Bulletin
Publishing Corporation. Sikhayan Festival is a short word for Sikap Kabuhayan,
said Cris Almarinez, a blogger. He also said that This Festival was created
because of people’s pagiging masikap that makes the town progressive and a town with
peace, loving, trustworthy, and industrious people called Rosenian. Similar to
that, Tarlac also has the Chicharon and Inuruban Festival celebrated every last
week of October for the preparation for All Saints Day and a thanksgiving of a
good harvest like Inuruban and good quality of meat products especially
Chicharon or Bagnet. Inuruban is Ilocano’s exotic but unique delicious rice
cake.
From those said festivals, Tarlac has the Belenismo wherein the towns of
Tarlac City need to make a very unique and beautiful belen. Belenismo is
celebrated every 16th of December and the most beautiful and unique
Belen will get the price. Belenismo is also created and celebrated for Tarlac to
become the Belen Capital of the Philippines it also makes Tarlaquenos showcase
their creativity.
I
also want to compare the markets between Tarlac City and Santa Rosa City. Proud
to say, Tarlac’s Market has cheaper goods than Sta. Rosa’s Market. Tarlac’s
market does not have a well sanitized environment but its goods are well
sanitized unlike in Sta. Rosa’s Market, It has the sanitized environment. But
they also have similarities, I think all of the markets have these, They are
divided into two parts, the wet part wherein meats, fishes, and other wet goods
are placed. The dry area has the dry goods like vegetables, fruits, and it is
also the place where ukay-ukay can be
found.
These
two places also have their own landmarks. Sta. Rosa has the Enchanted Kingdom
and sad to say, Tarlac does not have any theme park. But if Sta. Rosa has SM,
Tarlac also has it. But, Tarlac has that Sta. Rosa doesn’t had, this is the
floating resort called Isdaan. Tarlac has the Hacienda Luicita, while Sta. Rosa
doesn’t have anything that will be like hacienda Luicita. But Tarlac doesn’t
have paseo, nuvali, and solenad.
When
it comes to transportation, Tarlac has the cheaper fee and of course Sta. Rosa
has the expensive fee. Tarlac and Sta. Rosa have tricycles, buses and jeepneys.
But Tarlac’s tricycles does not have the special thing in tricycles. So it is
easier to go home without worrying that you don’t have anyone with you to pay
cheaper.
Sources:
= Castro,
F. F. (January 17, 2011).Sta. Rosa holds Sikhayan Festival . November
15, 2011. http://goo.gl/vbJz9
= Almarinez,
C. (January 18, 2009). Sikahayan Festival. November 15, 2011. http://goo.gl/57wU5
= Sta.
Rosa Laguna. (November 12, 2011). Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. November
15, 2011. http://goo.gl/VTZwJ
= Tarlac.
(August 30, 2011). Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. November 15, 2011. http://goo.gl/NysGB
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