MassKara Festival
E96804
MassKara Festival is a vibrant annual celebration in Bacolod City, Philippines, known for its colorful smiling masks, street dancing, and lively music that symbolize resilience and joy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MassKara Festival canonical | 9 |
| MassKara Queen pageant | 1 |
| Masskara Festival | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Festival of Smiles
ⓘ
MassKara Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Masskara Festival
|
| associatedWith |
Bacolod
ⓘ
surface form:
Bacolod City Government
tourism in Bacolod City ⓘ |
| citySlogan | City of Smiles ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
live music
ⓘ
street dancing ⓘ street parties ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | colorful smiling masks ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
joy
ⓘ
optimism ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
bright colors
ⓘ
festive street décor ⓘ smiling faces ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | October ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ Hiligaynon language ⓘ
surface form:
Hiligaynon
|
| locatedIn |
Bacolod
ⓘ
surface form:
Bacolod City
Negros Occidental ⓘ Western Visayas ⓘ |
| mainEvent |
MassKara Festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MassKara Queen pageant
concerts ⓘ food fairs ⓘ street dance competition ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
Latin-inspired music
ⓘ
contemporary pop music ⓘ |
| originContext |
MV Don Juan maritime tragedy
ⓘ
economic crisis in the 1980s ⓘ sugar industry slump in Negros ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote tourism
ⓘ
to showcase Bacolod culture ⓘ to uplift community spirit ⓘ |
| region | Visayas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ati-Atihan Festival
ⓘ
Philippine festivals ⓘ Sinulog Festival ⓘ |
| startYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
happiness despite adversity
ⓘ
resilience of Bacolodnons ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| uses |
elaborate costumes
ⓘ
smiling masks ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Masskara Festival
this entity surface form:
MassKara Queen pageant
subject surface form:
Negros Occidental