Every February 2, 2009, the district of Jaro celebrates a fiesta for Nuestra Senyora de la Candelaria (The Lady of Candles). Jaro is teeming with all sorts of events during the Jaro Fiesta 2009, from religious activities at the Jaro Cathedral to a cock fighting derby in the Jaro Coliseum. The Jaro fiesta is condidered as the biggest and grandest fiesta celebration in the entire country. The main highlight of the day is a religious procession lead by the young women of the elite Jaro families.

Here are photos of the recent religious procession of the Jaro Fiesta 2009:


Jaro Fiesta Queen, Marie Angelica A. Chan, with her escort, Leandro Torre

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