{"id":9144,"date":"2016-11-02T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T10:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2016-11-02T18:16:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T10:16:56","slug":"first-day-of-the-dead-festival-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/first-day-of-the-dead-festival-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"First &#8216;Day of the Dead Festival&#8217; in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2016\/10\/12\/a-first-for-the-country-jose-cuervos-day-of-the-dead-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day of the Dead Festival<\/a> in the country finally happened! Last October 28, 2016, Filipino party-goers, celebrities, and other foreign guests celebrated life the Mexican way in this event organized by the international tequila brand, Jose Cuervo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Check out what happened at the successful Day of the Dead Festival through these photos grabbed from Instagram using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/cuervodotdph\/\">#cuervodotdph<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMQRB7jht0N\/?taken-by=mzkayemorales<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u00a0<em>Fashion designer Kaye Morales with celebrity host Tim Yap and fashion stylist Charmaine Palermo dress up with skeleton-styled costumes for the Day of the Dead Festival.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMHY_JKDusP\/?taken-by=cuervopilipinas<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>DJ Khai Lim kept the crowd in high spirits with a mix of upbeat music.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMHM3QVDVg_\/<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Party-goers felt the Mexican vibe as Mariachi band plays authentic Mexican beats during the event.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMIamlLAsz1\/?tagged=cuervodotdph<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Celebrity-host I.C Mendoza took a selfie with a guest posing as Valak of The Conjuring 2.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMHQxrfj_sq\/?tagged=cuervodotdph<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Jose Cuervo served special tequila drinks for the guests who attended the Day of the Dead Festival.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMG75ghhnU3\/?tagged=cuervodotdph<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Guests were able to complete their get-up with make-up artists ready to paint sugar skull designs on their faces.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMSv27TAOtv\/?tagged=cuervodotdph<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The Day of the Festival was decorated with skeletal body displays wearing Mexican costumes.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMTKRz6BEhC\/?taken-by=rjsmariano<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>More celebrities with their friends enjoyed the festival with their own costume themes.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The Day of the Dead Festival is\u00a0\u00a0a 3,000-year-old Mexican tradition that honors the life of the departed by having a colorful street party where attendees dress up with afterlife costumes then party all night. It is definitely a festival where guests can enjoy rich neon visuals, good drinks, incredible vibes, and all-out dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first-ever Day of the Dead Festival in the country finally happened! 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