MURDEROUS COLOR

MURDEROUS COLOR

The whole month of December was supposed to be a community celebration for thanksgiving and rejoicing specifically from the 11th to the 13th day.

A “Tiangge” was opened on the first day of the month. Green was chosen as the color motif to signify the concern for nature. A slogan,
“Bayan ko, Patuloy sa Pag-asenso” was proclaimed to emphasize the supposed continuous progress of the whole town.

There was a Mass followed by a Parade, Ecumenical Prayers, Medico-Dental Mission, and Singing contest. The parade was dominated by the ‘loud’ green colored T-shirts marked with undecipherable pictures of different flowers. Included in the program of activities were Parlor Games, Zero Waste Art Competition, Beauty contest and “Gawad Pagkilala” which should be called “Pinaka Award”. There was also Mass Dancing by Senior Citizens plus “Harana kay Lolo at Lola”. The culminating activities included Street Dancing and Coronation Night of Miss Alfonso 2009.

The whole activity was good enough for a small upland town trying to make a name but what confused many people was the color changes all over the Municipal Park specially the public stage. I was aware that each color has its own significance, like Blue was associated with knowledge, relaxation, and health as it also represents heaven. Indigo was associated with intuition, imagination and understanding, while violet was associated with creativity, wisdom and inspiration.

But people are not used to seeing a violet fountain and the stage with color combination of blue and purple that looked more like a mausoleum especially during this Christmas season when red, yellow and green are everywhere.

In my very own personal opinion I think the color changes murdered the expected joyful celebration of this Community Day. What a poor cemetery taste…! As a result the mood was dampened greatly, exacerbated by the continuous drizzle of fine rain.
Can we blame heaven if it poured its solemn showers?