GERONA, TARLAC FIESTA CELEBRATED WITH ‘LONGEST‘ BOODLE FIGHT IN THE COUNTRY
ADVERTISEMENT HAPPY FIESTA GERONA! #TTKKFeaturedBlog via Nelson Bolos | Central Luzon News Center This came when this town celebrated its annual fiesta with the longest boodle fight set in the municipal main thoroughfare in November 26. More than 7,000 people ate modest ‘handa’ of Dinuguan, Kilawin, and Menudo served on a 535-meter long tables. Boodle fight is a local army term when the personnel and officers eat together in the open in a long table and the food laid down on banana leaves. A total of 445 tables were lined-up along the main street of the town and all covered with banana leaves where the rice and viands were laid down in a stretch of 535 meters. All standing, the throng of people ate with their bare hands. Children, women, senior citizens, farmers, businessmen, barangay officials and Tanods enjoyed feast in the street. Hon. Eclar said it was his own money spent for the 2,500 kilos of pork and chicken meat and 12 cavans of rice. The 8,000 bottled water he said were, how...