Do you think it’s the contest for the most popular person in the city or town? In fact it is not meant for the most popular or the most beautiful person in the city. Not even the most beautiful person or the high profile citizen can be declared.
Some countries have only one king and queen but in the Philippines we have thousands of them. No joke, every village or barangay, we declare King and Queen every year.
Have you seen the declared King and Queen of the village? The community is giving full honor and respect to His Royal Highness and Her Majesty Queen including the Princes and Princesses. The full honor include the parading them in the whole community wearing the most beautiful and extravagant clothes. Just suited for a monarchy of the place.
This is what we call popularity contest in the village. This is common in the villages in the provinces when the community is holding the annual fiesta or festival. The residents of the barangay hold this through highest bidding of generated money through envelope or donation.
How it is done? A candidate need to solicit money or just contribute own money in a series of event called canvassing. In the last canvassing, the candidate who garnered the highest amount will be declared His Royal Highness for male and Her Majesty Queen for female.
There will be coronation night for them? A red carpet walking in the plaza where the Royalties wearing the most extravagant clothes just like Queen Elizabeth in her ceremony. The coronation moment is most memorable inviting the most respected people in the city to put the crown in the head, handing the scepter, giving the flowers and then sit in the most beautiful chair of the town. They will be addressed as King and Queen.
Then, the community will dance entertaining the Royalties.
The moment might be just for the night but this is our tradition that making our fiesta very memorable and happy.
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What is the money used for? Is it donated to a charitable work?
Usually, the generated money is used for the fiesta activities like prizes on different sports activities, buying things needed for decor in the whole community, for snacks during the activities, or the whole amount can be allotted for a certain project in the village like repair of barangay hall or cementing of road.
Philippines has many king and queens maybe because it was a part of our tradition, of our cultural heritage, and of our interest that lives on even up to this day of the modern age of technology. As we look back in this past years, philippines has been dominated the beauty pageant around the world with their own unique beauty, to show the world that we are not only beautiful inside and out but we have the eyes to see people who are in want, to bring equality to all, and to inspire people to never give up and stop dreaming, to follow that dreams, and make that dreams into reality.
Truly this is part of Philippine tradition. We have been like during the Spanish colonization of our country. Our rich culture and traditions also credited to our colonizers which we still practice until now. Our village fiesta are so enjoyable because of this traditions we have.
I have the same question as @Treathyl FOX has. What is the money for? Choosing a king and queen based on how much one collects does not seem to be a justification for that.
Yes, I forgot to mention about it. The accumulated money is used for fiesta activities or can also be used to fund certain project in the village, depending on what the village officials had approved.
I am already a king in my father's house and i will soon be king to my wife and she will be my queen too.
Ha ha, that is true, we are all king and queen to our own way. We are the royalties without the protocol and without the wealth.
Although being a king relies more on your personality and how moderate you appear to be to the outside world.
We call kind of thing beauty contest and name it something like miss or Mr so and so naming them from where they come from. Some of the things you ha e mentioned are similar to what we do back in our country as well They ar3 usually asked questions regarding the place they come from and if the judge's are happy with their answers then they ar3 crowned with a tiara for the girl with flowers and so on and so for the. Then a celebration follows.there after.
I haven't tried to join a popularity contest. During my college days, I had joined the pageant that students compete with its wittiness and ramp like real models on stage. In fact, I didn't enjoy it. There is no choice since my batch doesn't have a representative. At the back of mind, I will try it for an experience.