Regina's Filipino community's Pinoy Fiesta celebrates culture and religion
Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, people were outside singing and dancing in celebration of the culture of the Philippines.
Through music, dance, and traditional foods, over 200 people participated in The Pinoy Fiesta for a second consecutive year.
'This is our way of highlighting [our culture]. Because we want to show, especially here in this community, that we have a Filipino church, but not only that, we want to show them our culture,' shared Pastor Emmanuel 'Bong' Palon of the Jesus Is Lord Church.
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The Pinoy Fiesta, organized by the Jesus Is Lord Church, celebrates the culture of the Philippines through music, dance and traditional foods. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News)
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Youth from The Pinoy Fiesta selling traditional Filipino foods including bilo-bilo, puto, and kutsinta. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News)
Pinoy community
The Pinoy Fiesta, organized by the Jesus Is Lord Church, celebrates the culture of the Philippines through music, dance and traditional foods. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News)
Pinoy community
The Pinoy Fiesta, organized by the Jesus Is Lord Church, celebrates the culture of the Philippines through music, dance and traditional foods. (Damian Smith/CTV News)
Pinoy community
The Pinoy Fiesta, organized by the Jesus Is Lord Church, celebrates the culture of the Philippines through music, dance and traditional foods. (Damian Smith/CTV News)
Aside from dance presentations performed by youth in the community, families took part in karaoke as well.
Various booths also showcased traditional dishes including Halo-Halo, lumpia, pancit, and more.
'We hope that people will have fun, taste our food and of course, it's also an invitation to our worship service happening every Sunday at 10 a.m.,' Palon said.
'It's not only the food, we want to share the love of God. This is the essence of it, not just to showcase food and our culture, but behind it we want to say that there is a God that we worship.'
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