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Photography (A Photo Essay)
“The Baratilyo Craze” The topic is all about the Christmas the “baratilyo” in Boac, Marinduque. Christmas is a world-wide waited season. People from all over the globe celebrates Christmas season differently. In the Philippines, people celebrate it through attending Christmas parties, having monito/ monita and a lot more.
Some even spend the Christmas season with their families somewhere to escape from what bothers them back home or maybe just enjoying the holiday bonding with their loved ones. Some enjoys buying Christmas presents for their loved ones or just crash “baratilyo” along their areas. In San Miguel, Boac, in the province of Marinduque, an annual “baratilyo” shakes the people from the nearby towns, as well as the Boakeños. Various cheap, but cool stuffs were sold in there, making it a box office hit through rain or shine.
Objective & Concept of Choosing the Theme The concept of this photo essay aims to show how people reacted on the idea of having “baratilyo”, misleading peoples’ minds in various aspect of Christmas season.