Wattah Wattah Festival, ipinagdiriwang ngayong araw sa San Juan City; tradisyunal na basaan...
Wattah Wattah Festival, ipinagdiriwang ngayong araw sa San Juan City; tradisyunal na basaan, isinagawa
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00:00The residents of San Juan are happy to celebrate the Wata Wata Festival today.
00:06This is Benji Durango's surprise.
00:12As soon as the sun rose, it was already getting wet in San Juan.
00:18Now, Wata Wata Festival is the year of St. John the Baptist.
00:22That's why in San Juan, even if the streets look wet, the people are not thirsty.
00:26To save water, three fire trucks were used.
00:29But even so, the mother and her dog took a bath early.
00:33They took a bath even if they didn't take a bath or didn't want to take a bath.
00:36Even the mother, who only bought a wet look when she went home.
00:40The father, who was even asked by the mayor.
00:42The whole city is very happy today.
00:44Especially today, San Juan Bautista will be declared as the official patron of San Juan City.
00:50It's been a few generations, but until now, the residents of San Juan are still celebrating the festival every year.
00:58Last year.
01:01It's only 5 o'clock in the early morning.
01:03The streets are already closed.
01:05While the residents of San Juan are excited about the wetness.
01:08We are very happy because since the pandemic started, we lost this kind of happiness.
01:14Because last year, there was no celebration like this.
01:17We are happy because this only happens once in a while. Last year, there was none.
01:22Last year, we didn't get wet because of El Niño.
01:25Because of El Niño, they are very happy.
01:28The celebration is a representation of the baptism to Christ of San Juan Bautista.
01:33But the celebration of the young people in San Juan is special.
01:36They will get to know as Archdiocesan, their ancestral church, the Shrine of St. John the Baptist.
01:42We are celebrating 130 years since the image of St. John the Baptist was transferred from Santuario de Santo Cristo to St. John the Baptist Parish Church.
01:51So, this celebration is very special for us.
01:54Despite the wetness, the day will end in a street dance competition before the mass later at 5 p.m.
02:02They will pray for the blessing to be a fountain of water that was poured on them earlier in the morning.
02:08Benji Durango, for Pambansang TV, in Bagong, Philippines.