Day 100 Dalaguete, Cebu

Today was Dalaguete's fiesta. I spent most of the day and night with Ricky and his family. Fiestas are a huge deal in the Philippines and it was finally Dalaguete's time to celebrate! Ricky and I stopped by his friend's house who was making a roasted pig for us (sadly, all the pigs Ricky had bought to rear died from illness so he had to buy a pig and pay to have it roasted). His friend told me they start as early as 3:00AM and roast pigs all day to sell. While we were there checking out the progress of our roast, I was able to see the process of roasting a pig starting from livestock all the way to finished product. Even though I've already seen a pig prepped for market, it still amazes just how quickly people can go from a live pig to on a spit using a length of rope, a knife, and a bucket. The roasting "oven" is just a fire pit with a length of bamboo sticking through the pig and is manually turned. I can't imagine doing that at 3:00AM, but during fiesta families can make a lot of money just by selling roasted pigs. We spent most of the day preparing for the evening meal, which is a huge part of the celebration. Ricky took me early in the day so we could have the freshest pick of produce. Here's some pictures of our trip to the market.

I spent the rest of the nigh with Ricky's family. People stopped by throughout the day and evening (including most of the people from the hospital). The roasted pig was delicious!