MassKara Electric Parade

Last night Ryan and I tackled the crowds of MassKara to get a glimpse of the electric parade. They completely shut down the main road through the city to all traffic and it turns into the largest street party I've ever seen. All the restaurants are open with tables flowing into the street, there were stages built in an afternoon to accommodate all the live bands playing and people were everywhere! It was so loud with all the music and venders selling their brightly lit toys and masks. I was so glad we left the kids at home because there is no way that we would have been able to keep track of them in the crowds.
There was a 5 or 6 float parade and each float there were masked dancers playing drums and dancing to the music. They looked AMAZING!

The best part was when it started to lightly rain. For some reason Filipino's are afraid of rain water (it brings 'the fever') so as soon as it starts they scatter. The streets were half as full with the people under all the shops and restaurants looking for cover (it really was just a sprinkle!) so we were able to get close to the dancers and get a few great shots. Like I mentioned, they really looked amazing. Such brilliant colours!