The Colors of Parada Sillimaniana 2012

Every year, our school's founder's day is much anticipated by students and it's the biggest event that our school prepares for every August. It's known to have so many tradition, one is for alumni to come home and walk the halls of our beloved alma mater.

This year, Silliman University (SU) turns 111 years old. That's more than a century from the time it was founded in 1901. SU is the first American school in the Philippines and our home Dumaguete is proud to be its home.

One tradition is the annual parade, also more popularly known by any of its student as the Parada Sillimaniana. It's held always on the the 27th of August. It's a time when both students, teachers, alumni and friends all gather in the campus and walk the streets of Dumaguete, raising each of their department banners proud. It's a 2-3 hour long parade and ends in the Silliman Grandstand where each participating group gets introduced to everybody.

I used to attend this annual parade but I have always complained how exhausting and tiring it was, not to mention the heat we had to endure while we were on the streets. Most people really don't mind because they get to chitchat and take group pictures with friends. This year I decided to just wait in campus streets, get a good spot and take some snapshots of interesting people.