I Saw The Sign

There are signs everywhere, if we know how to look. Whenever we go to places that are unfamiliar to us, we look for signs so we don't get lost. A sign, or signage, is any kind of visual graphics created to present information that is culturally significant to a specific group of people.  It is composed either of symbols, emblems, or words, or a combination of two or all these, and is used for identification, giving information, directions, or warning. It can be found in such places as streets, inside and outside of buildings or other structures, and even in various modes of transport. 

Jaro Fiesta: The Feast of La Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

(Jaro Fiesta, 2011)

There are so many things to do in Jaro during the annual celebration of the Candelaria, and the most that one can do here is to walk. Admittedly, the traffic has always been a concern during the Jaro Fiesta and you have to practically walk your way to get to the cathedral and plaza areas. I was having second thoughts at first because my right ankle was still hurting from having twisted it when I slipped on our bathroom floor, but I decided to go anyway. It has been an agenda of my sister and I to go to Jaro during its annual fiesta for a few years now, either to visit and eat at some of our friends' house, to go to church, to go to the Garden and Flower Show in the plaza, or guiltily, to rummage at the "ukay-ukay".