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Burdan Lumban Festival happens every September of the year. It lasts for a week showcasing all talents and products of the town people of Lumban, Laguna. This year, it started on September 22nd.
I've been living in Calamba for years now. That's why I haven't witnessed the event ever since it started. The spell ends this year. Finally, it's a dream come true!
It was its last day. There was a parade of beauty, hunks, gowns, and barong. It's a parade where you can tell how Lumban barong and gowns have evolved through years. There was the touch of ordinary embroidered piña in a filipiniana. Some went so fab with ginormous and loud color gowns. One gown went way liberated and sexy. It was showing a little more skin. Nice try of the designer! It is simple, revolutionary, and changing.
They all gathered in the town plaza for the awarding for their creations. It was a nice view. With all those gowns, it looked like a gathering of Prince and Princesses of Macedonia. I felt so proud for my fellow's creativity. Some people may not yet know how much effort and resilience it requires to finish embroidery of a gown.
This traveler/blogger perfectly captures the hard work behind each fabric/gown.
And a visit to your hometown will not be complete without indulging to local tastes! We went on to buy "minani" or fried camote chunks, camote chips, and popcorn of which taste is distinguishable from others'.
This festival had been featured in a few TV shows. I believe it helped a lot in the growth of the industry. Together with the hard work of Lumban people, exposure to media contributed well enough restore and grow this industry. This cannot just die.
This is the livelihood in my hometown. I could say how their lives have improved since my childhood years because of Barong industry. Let us support Lumban barong and the Filipino talent that only us has- hand embroidery.
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