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"Fright Night" makes Pista Minatay "More Fun" in Santa Barbara

Gone are the days when Pista Minatay is a solemn trip to the cemetery - bring flowers, light a candle and offer prayers. Now, this day remembering our departed loved ones has become more of a holiday and party for the living. 
Recognizing the trend and going with the flow, the Sangguniang Kabataan of Brgy Zone 1, the Santa Barbara Municipal Tourism Council and Whitehaven Garden Memorial Park team up to bring FRIGHT NIGHT Year 2 to the Santa Barbaranhons this 2013. 
The event comprises of four sub events bringing "cheers" to one and all. For the kids, there's a KIDDIE COSPLAY CONTEST where kids below 12 years can dress up like their favorite characters like super heroes, witches, fairies and a lot more. 
Along Arroyo Street (the street leading to the cemetery), households have put up scary displays depicting scenes of horror, mystery, tragedy - the more gory the better. They even have sounds and light effects. This is the TAWO-TAWO SA PATYO CONTEST which is among the first to be realized.
Almost throught the day, zombies roamed the cemeteries and streets scaring the daylights out of passersby especially children. But sometimes at the right place and time, they scare adults too! Now, that is why it is called the ZOMBIE SCARE CONTEST - the best costume at the same time scare tactics!
For the most awaited part, the SPOOKTACULAR COSTUME CONTEST lived up to its finale status as more than 30 shocking, horrific, fun and outrageous characters took the stage. Witches, walking deads, kapres, zombies, monsters, zombadings and a lot more vied for the crowds cheers and the judges votes.


With stalls providing food and drinks, bands entertaining the crowd, contests bringing the creativity at the same time entertaining the people, and a fireworks display finale, FRIGHT NIGHT Year 2 proved to be another successful event and looking forward for a bigger, better and scarier but more fun FRIGHT NIGHT next year!
Whitehaven Gardens Memorial Park is located along the highway to the airport with access roads along the main highway and Arroyo street from the town proper.

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