00:00Here at the Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga,
00:03the colorful and gigantic fireworks
00:06are a tradition that is passed down to each family.
00:09The details are reported by Diag Costamero
00:12of the Philippine Information Agency, Central Luzon.
00:16Behind every colorful fireworks dance
00:20is a tradition that is passed down to each family.
00:24This is the Giant Lantern Festival in the city of San Fernando, Pampanga.
00:29The gigantic fireworks here
00:31are a legacy of the lantern makers
00:34who have been making these for generations.
00:38For Edmar David,
00:39the lantern maker of Barangay San Nicolás,
00:42he owed his father his ability to make giant lanterns.
00:47David's gigantic fireworks
00:49is known as the best fireworks at the festival this year.
00:54I dedicate this champion to him
00:56because when he was doing it, he was teaching me.
01:00Now, I'm just giving back to him what I learned from him.
01:04Now, we have a champion.
01:06David's promise is that he will continue to pass on
01:08to the new generation the giant lantern making tradition.
01:12Of course, we teach our children,
01:15our youth in our barangay,
01:17so that at least, at the same time,
01:18they are able to work and learn.
01:23The Giant Lantern Exhibition will continue until January 1.
01:28Only here in the Christmas Capital of the Philippines,
01:31the city of San Fernando, Pampanga.
01:33From the PIA GITNANG LUZON,
01:36I'm Giang Costa Mero for Balitang Papansa.
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