Everything You Need to Know About Minasa Cookies of Bustos, Bulacan

During the month of January, people of Bustos Bulacan are celebrating "Minasa Festival".
Minasa Festival is showcasing the town's delicious delicacies Minasa Cookies and locally made
food item as well as other items, for example, the dry-like wafer fresh Barquillos. This event
demonstrates their way of life and their convention through this Minasa celebration. This
celebration proceeds for seven days. At the time of celebration a considerable measure of
nourishment slow down and bazaar is composed which offer diverse stock like garments,
embellishments, toys and lot more.

Minasa is the name of the locally produced version of the ubiquitous uraro cookies, but this one
is marked by a more toasted less sugary yet elegant flavor that separates it from the standard
uraro toll, and which charms it to local people and guests alike. It is praised in a similar time
with the devour of their supporter holy person Holy Child Jesus. The celebration includes road
dancing parade in brilliant ensembles and furthermore includes a column of temporary slows
down offering local food and merchandise inside the municipal compound. The local legislature
of Bustos, headed by Mayor Arnel Mendoza, propelled a book on Bustos local history on
January 12 on the occasion of the Minasa Festival.

Source: http://www.whatshappening.com.ph/event/minasa-festival

So what is Minasa Festival?

Bustos Bulacan is famous for its month of January Minasa Festival showcasing the town locally
made food products like the irresistible delicacies Minasa cookie and the dry-like wafer crispy
Barquillos. The Minasa Festival event is a televised week-long festivity of street dancing parade
in colorful costumes and also features a row of makeshift stalls selling local food and
merchandize inside the Municipal compound; live band concerts of well-known performers,
photo contest and exhibits; traditional filipino games as well as singing and dance competitions
among every barangay and school of the town. – from Wikipedia.

It was last January 18, 2013 that the street dance competitions was held. Participants from
Elementary and High School divisions started the parade at around 8 am you can hear the Minasa
song all over the town of Bustos, Bulacan. The weather was not that good, as it was all cloudy
that morning, but nothing can stop the festivities of Minasa. People came out of their houses and
waited in the street as all participants was dancing with full energy. From Bustos memorial the
parade ends at the Bustos town Municipal where all participants and Bustosenyos were waiting
to see all the performance.

Source: http://pinoyadventurer.com/2013/01/minasa-festival-of-bustos-bulacan/