Bacolod City’s Bacolaodiat Festival has been canceled
The Bacolaodiat Festival in Bacolod City was canceled this year as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19.
Bacolaodiat is the annual Chinese New Year celebration in the said city. The word is combined with “Bacolod,” and “Lao Diat” which means celebration, in the Fookien language.
“It was with mixed feelings when I issued the Executive Order suspending the public celebration of the Bacolaodiat Festival for 2021,” Mayor Evelio Leonardia said in a statement, Thursday.
“This should have been another big chance to celebrate and enjoy the gains and the rise of our city. But times are telling us, in the light of the pandemic, we must put the health and safety of our people above any other considerations,” he added.
The mayor asked residents to cancel the festivities because he said their health and safety could be jeopardized.
The Chinese New Year will take place on Friday, February 12.
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