2. Chinese New Year is also known as Spring Festival.

3. Personally, I think upholding our cultural practices through fiestas should be preserved for future generations.

4. Although widely celebrated, some find festivities are impractical and expensive.

5. In the Philippines, celebrating fiestas is still common.

6. Old folks say that Catholic fiestas are celebrated to express their gratitude to the Lord through the intercession of the saints for a fruitful year.

7. The procession on the Feast of the Black Nazarene takes place every year on the 9th of January.

8. Thousands of devotees come to Quiapo to partake in the Traslacion, the procession to commemorate the transfer of the Black Nazarene image from Intramuros to Quiapo Church.

9. Absolutely, Traslacion is one of my most favorite religious celebrations in the country.

10. It is my belief that festivities like the Traslacion should be regarded as cultural identity markers of different races.