00:00Mayroong puntag, may sila kong puntag to everyone, especially to our media friends.
00:07Aside from welcoming you here in the Nau City, Mayroong Pagaboy.
00:14This year's celebration for the Karatza Festival, we will be celebrating its 45th Karatza Festival.
00:23It started way back 1980s, and then this year it's 45th year.
00:31And we've prepared extensively, although we only have 10 contingents representing different districts, school districts in the Nau City.
00:45And this is a collaboration with Cluster in Maracay.
00:51So there is really a team work between the Maracay, the community, and the school, and the local government unit of the Nau.
01:02So, the Nau City have extended full support to our 10 contingents.
01:11One is by providing subsidy and even insuring all performers.
01:18So, the Nau Performers use it from the dancers down to the propsmen, na-givin sila'y medical insurance from the day one of their practice up to the finish of the showdown competition.
01:33Because the local government unit of Nau always wants to make sure the safety and the welfare, which is our priority for the entire performance.
01:45And the city also has been working hand-in-hand to make this celebration a vibrant and meaningful one.
01:55So, what is so special about the Karatza, it's, kung inyong makita, there are four major steps.
02:04Na-mau ayin yung ang mabantayan during the entire presentation of the different contingents.
02:11Not merely just pure dancing, but the four steps that specifies what Karatza is, is the main part of the judging of the contingent.
02:26This is the ki-ay, which is the swaying, the kuro, which is the shaking, the kara, which is both swaying and shaking, and the karahai, which is jibling.
02:40Now, these four steps symbolize our resilience, our unity, and our gratitude.
02:48Ang kaning steps ni derives ni siya on how you make the pottery here in the now.
02:52Kaya ang pottery-making in the now is not made by a technology which is a machine, but it's purely a handmade, hand-worked pottery.
03:05So, ang basic steps sa karansa na actually buha o gion sa paghimo ang pottery sa the now.
03:14From how they make the clay down to how they form the clay, and how they pagbak or bake, and of course, how they pickpick to form the pot.
03:30So, these are the four basic steps that are the major or what makes it special for the Karansa Festival.
03:40So, 1 p.m. will start with the street dancing.
03:43The assembly area will be in front of the Plaza Mano Amon, and the route will be from the City Hall down to the National Highway, and straight to the City U Danau grounds.
04:00And by 6 p.m., the showdown and by 6 p.m., the showdown and the festival win will start also.
04:09So, in terms of our guest of honor, Governor Pang Maricuatro will be joining the special event together with the N1-Lines.
04:22And a grand fireworks will follow right after the showdown, as well as with visitors and donkals from Cebu.
04:34Another event that is much to be awaited is the Miss Danau, which will happen tomorrow, September 20th.
04:44And then, other than that, we also have a, we also prepared a concert with Ram, Damien, which will happen tomorrow, September 20th.
05:14And then, other than that, we also prepared a concert with Ram, Damien, which will happen tomorrow, September 20th.
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