Belenismo Belen 2: Diwa ng Tarlac

The Diwa ng Tarlac belen is situated along the Romulo Blvd, Tarlac City near the Tarlac Capitol. The nativity character is made up of faceless manequins, perhaps composed of materials from wood, cardboard and plastic. The manequins are wearing actual satin clothes that glittered especially at night time when the lights are on. The background appears to be rays of the sun perhaps implying some sense of nationalism. I am not sure though if it is Philippine or Japanese nationalism.

The belen is surrounded by white steel grills covered with yellow christmas lights. Not shown in the picture and located on the left side of the belen is an angel gesturing open arms. At the top are steel grills shaped to look like the nativity Bethlehem star. Overall, the belen is complemented by its bright light with a dedicated spotlight focusing on the infant Jesus Christ.

My rating: 7.5/10. Full of cold steel frames with hot bright lights!

Belen 1: Nay's Haus

First belen for Belenismo 2010. The first Belen to be featured on my blog is the "Nay's Haus" belen located along Brgy. San Vicente, Romulo Blvd. Nay's House is a fine dining restaurant serving native Filipino foods. For the second consecutive year, the belen of Nay's Haus never failed to impressed me.

The belen is composed of the famous personalities from the nativity scene yet somehow limited to the main actors: baby jesus, joseph, mary and the three wisemen. The characters are made of ceramics while belen structure is composed mostly of plastic, cardboad and banig (weaved) rattan. The color theme is predominantly blue red and green, the colors of Christmas.

My rating: 8/10. Simple, traditional and classic.