LoHiTor Festival

Happy Centennial Year Tanza, Cavite!

February 28, 2014, is the celebrati on of  the  first century of  Tanza, Cavite that was named Santa Cru z de Malabon before. Because it is the 100^th year of Tanza, our mayor and the rest of his officials prepared so much for this special occasion and because of their collaborative effort and willingness to h ave a memorable celebration of our anniversary, they formed a word that suits to the tradition of Tanzanians every year in celebrating the feast of St. Augustine, the patron saint of Tanza which is the LoHiTor Festival. It sounds new to your ear isn’t it?

 

          The term lohitor came from the words lobo, higante, and toro that is named from one program that features street dancing which is one of the happiest and colorful part in celebrating the 100^th year anniversary of tanza.

          Lobo making is one of the products made by Tanzanians. It is a hot air balloons made from used papers and kerosene and it is being lit, it is safe because it is flown in the open air.

          Next is “Hi” which means higante that shows the artistic side of Tanzanians and because it is the 100^th years of our municipality, it is also our way of giving tribute.
          Lastly is “Tor”, it means toro or bull it is not totally bull because it is made from paper mache in which Tanzanians are known again for being artistic and creative.

         There’s a “lusis” around the toro and it symbolizes the fire cracker industry of Tanza and if you ignite it, it follows you like a bull or “toro”

          That’s the meaning of LoHiTor Festival.

The celebration of LoHitor Festival was covered by the GMA news team especially the Unang Hirit Team. Here’s the video. Hope you like it!