the sounds of fiesta..

What telltale signs do you see or hear that a particular town is celebrating its "fiesta"? Well, you see colorful bantings everywhere, the streets and stores are suddenly busy, vendors and peddlers selling assorted goods are out in the streets either shouting or blowing horns to attract your attention, and on the day before the fiesta, the neighborhood becomes noisy because of pigs squealing as they are prepared to become the main dishes of the occasion. LIke now, as I am typing this, the whole neighborhood is busy and noisy with all the squealing and squeaking going on as pigs of all breeds, shapes, and sizes breathe their last. That is fiesta in the Philippines.