Bukas-Bisig : Welcome to the Philippine Fiesta of Victoria, Australia  2012

This year’s theme of the Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Incorporated (PFVI) highlights the sterling value of Filipino hospitality, Bukas –Bisig (Open arms or Welcome!) which coincides with  30^th anniversary of the organization. 

With this theme, the Philippine Fiesta of Victoria recognizes the superlative  values of generosity, pakikisama (smooth interpersonal relationship),  utang na loob (debt of gratitude), fellowship and close family ties.

We Filipinos are well known for our big smile and heartfelt embrace in welcoming  people to our home and community .

Our family and communal festivities attest to this positive custom and tradition.

With open arms, we welcome everyone (friends, acquaintances, and strangers )  to  our family celebrations and yearly fiestas sharing  with them our sumptuous  food,  enervating drinks and hearty  laughter.

We love to hold parties. Be it a birthday celebration, wedding anniversary, baptismal  or  house  warming, for we view them as an opportunity for family reunion, catching with the news  and sharing our joy with relatives and friends - any excuse just to celebrate and be together.

That’s why  our Filipino verb systems have an array of participational affixes such as  Maki, Makipag and Makipang which means to ‘share’; ‘Join;’ ‘ be with’; ‘to go along with’  -  like the words  Makisama (Cooperate);  Makiisa (Unite),  ‘Makikain’” (Eat with); ‘Makisalo’ (Share with); Makipag-usap (Converse with);  Makisakay (Ride with)  and others.

Everybody is welcome to our  celebration. We don’t mind if one bring along a friend or two,  because  for Filipinos, it’s  imperative to prepare extra food for unexpected visitors. “Baka may dumating pang iba! “  (Others might  come!) is the common household  expression. 

Observing this felicitous  tradition, the Philippine Fiesta of Victoria Inc. welcomes everyone to its annual celebration on 24-25 of November at the Exhibition Pavillion, Melbourne Show Grounds.  

The Fiesta management committee is currently busy in preparation for this well-attended Filipino annual celebration.

All are invited to share with us the joy and the spirit of friendship and Filipino congeniality.   

Bukas-Bisig po namin kayong tinatanggap sa ika tatlumpung anibersaryo ng Philippine Fiesta ng Victoria!

 

 

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