This iReport is part of an assignment:
Holiday tech light displays
1
of 6
About this iReport
- Posted December 18, 2011 by
- andrewgo30 Follow
Location
San Fernando, pampanga
San Fernando, pampanga
Assignment
 |
More from andrewgo30
More iReports you should see
Showdown of Lanterns “Ligligan Parul”
- elchueco, CNN iReport producer
A total of 10 barangays of the city of San Fernando joined the 2011 Giant Lantern Festival at Robinsons Starmills.
The participating barangays include defending champion Santa Lucia, Del Pilar, Telebastagan, Santo Niño, Dolores, San Juan, San Pedro, and San Jose; first time entrant Calulut and Del Carmen which is rejoining the race after 57 years.
The 10 Christmas lanterns has a diameter of 20 feet and are fitted with 4,000 to 8,000 bulbs.
An award of P100,000 awaits this year’s winner while second and third placers earn P50,000 and P30,000 respectively.
According to historical accounts, the festival which is locally known as “Ligligan Parul” (Showdown of Lanterns) is believed to have started in 1908 when Francisco Estanislao built a giant lantern for a Christmas religious procession and the giant lanterns were operated by Rotors
Rotors are aluminum tubes that are moved so hair pins and a series of bulbs connected to these are exposed to the electricity source. The movements dictate when the bulbs will light up.
The participating barangays include defending champion Santa Lucia, Del Pilar, Telebastagan, Santo Niño, Dolores, San Juan, San Pedro, and San Jose; first time entrant Calulut and Del Carmen which is rejoining the race after 57 years.
The 10 Christmas lanterns has a diameter of 20 feet and are fitted with 4,000 to 8,000 bulbs.
An award of P100,000 awaits this year’s winner while second and third placers earn P50,000 and P30,000 respectively.
According to historical accounts, the festival which is locally known as “Ligligan Parul” (Showdown of Lanterns) is believed to have started in 1908 when Francisco Estanislao built a giant lantern for a Christmas religious procession and the giant lanterns were operated by Rotors
Rotors are aluminum tubes that are moved so hair pins and a series of bulbs connected to these are exposed to the electricity source. The movements dictate when the bulbs will light up.
 |
|
|
| This iReport is part of an assignment that we created with : Holiday tech light displays | ||
- TAGS:
- GROUPS:
What do you think of this story?
Select one of the options below. Your feedback will help tell CNN producers what to do with this iReport. If you'd like, you can explain your choice in the comments below.
Be and editor! Choose an option below:
More from this assignment - Holiday tech light displays
iReport welcomes a lively discussion, so comments on iReports are not pre-screened before they post. See the iReport community guidelines for details about content that is not welcome on iReport.
© 2013 Cable News Network. 
Comments