Later in the day, at about 9 o’clock in the evening, several hundred Dipolognons gather in the vicinity of Mennen’s Gift Mart and almost occupying the entire street of Rizal Avenue for the 2^nd San Miguel Beer Street Party. This gathering is part of the annual Fiesta celebration of the Holy Rosary Cathedral of the Parish of Dipolog.

The party started with some colorful fireworks, which this writer later realized that it was kind of a preliminary stimulant to uplift the vivacity of the people. The organizers were successful in doing this as the crowd slowly moved in closer to congregate around the stage and at the same time enjoying the music as well as the good beer

Activities like these bring out the best of Dipolognons in their effort to show how much they truly enjoy social gatherings. It is difficult, if not impossible, to truly define how Dipolognons party. All that can be done is to pick out some common occasions and probably describe their native behaviors in the process.

Dipolognons has very close family ties. That is why they have great respect towards each member of the family and they never neglect to invite every single relative in their family gatherings. Since nobody is left behind every occasion like birthdays, weddings, picnics and most of all the town fiesta is expected to be a large and important affair. It will also be obvious that you can expect the food to be sufficient, if not delicious, to please visitors who come and dine into their homes.

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