By Jude Sagun
MANILA, Philippines — Pasado sa pinoy at international pageant fans ang “Carabao Festival” inspired National Costume ni Miss Philippines Earth 2022, Jenny Ramp, para sa ongoing Miss Earth International pageant.
Nagpakitang gilas kagabi, ang mahigit 90 kandidata ng Miss Earth mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, at isa sa naging highlight ng segment ay ang makulay at detalyadong NatCos ni Ramp.
Dinisenyo ito ng Filipino designer na si Nere Ku, ang designer rin ng costume nina Jane De Leon at Iza Calzado sa Drama Action series na “Darna.”
“The Carabao Festival is celebrated in various provinces while in some, they celebrate the Kneeling Carabao Festival. The festival is celebrated by towns and municipalities whose patron saint is San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. The feast is to honor both San Isidro and the Carabaos,” ani ni Ramp sa kaniyang Instagram post.
“The carabao is a species water buffalo found in Southeast Asian countries, like the Philippines. It has a special place in Filipino culture, symbolizing hard work and perseverance, traits that are dear to people of the Filipino heritage. It is in this reason that the carabao is a symbolic animal to Filipinos.”
Carabaos are warmly associated with farmers as their helper especially during harvest — “MASAGANANG ANI,” dagdag pa nito.
Maraming pinoy fans ang natuwa dahil na rin sa pagbibigay pugay ni Ramp sa mga Filipino farmers sa pamamagitan ng kanyang NatCos.
Sa Nobyembre 12 na ang simula ng “On-Site Events” ng Miss Earth 2022 dito sa Pilipinas.
Target ni Ramp na makuha ng Pilipinas ang ika-limang korona sa Miss Earth, sa Grand Coronation nito sa November 29, sa Okada, Cove Manila.