Recycled Christmas Lanterns (Parol) At Bangenge Festival 2015
You have seen those giant paper-mache mascots and those colorful rabbit lanterns and now, here’s another highlight of the Bangenge Festival, the Lantern-making contest. What really makes this contest more interesting is the fact that students and other participants from different schools and barangays were encouraged to use a not-so-typical material for their lanterns. The goal is to create a lantern out of a recycled material. You will be surprised how resourceful and creative these participants are. These star-shaped lanterns are known as Parol that represents the star of Bethlehem.
The frame of these lanterns are usually made from bamboo sticks. This one is wrapped with newspapers and topped with coconut leaf sheath.
This one is also made from coconut branches and leaf sheath with a hand-drawn scene depicting the Nativity or simply known as Belen
This Parol is made from Banig( a handwoven mat made from dried palm)
A colorful Parol made from disposable cups and plastic bags
A lantern wrapped with plastic sack and plastic bottles (the bottom part to be specific)
This one is made from old printed papers and magazines
This one is made from disposable forks and bottle caps
This parol is wrapped with disposable spoon and fork
A lantern made entirely from drinking straws
This one is made from bamboo sticks
Someone has been drinking a lot of Yakult lately ^_^
Oh and C2 Drink tea too!
Made with Abaca silk and bamboo sticks.
All of them is surely a winner but if you are to judge this competition, which lantern do you think is the best?
Check out other highlights of this event
Bangenge Exhibit │Kuneho/ Rabbit Lanterns │Recycled Lantern Contest
I would choose the one with recycled printed papers and magazines for only one reason- it is genuinely recycled. Recycling for me is using used things to make something else just like the Yakult one or the one I chose. Have a great weekend!
a very good initiatives for the authority to get participants to make lanterns using recycled materials, and that must have got the participants being very creative and have fun with the process of making the lanterns.. I personally like the one using coconut leaves, it’s very special.. 🙂
you are right! all of them surely a winner. I am a bad judge, I couldn’t decide which is the winner. I like the one with disposable spoon and fork, and drinking straws… and also bamboo sticks. 🙂
Sooo creatively done. Not to mention environment-friendly and festive too.
Happy Christmas!
sir gagamitin ko po sana yung mga images na nandito for tarpaulin lang po ng contest. Salamat po. di ko naman po tatanggalin watermarks
Sure Marcky 🙂