The rising popularity of the Parade “Revellers”
The “Parade through Macao, Latin City”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) in celebration of the 16th Anniversary of Macao’s handover to China and the 10th Anniversary of the Inscription of “The Historic Centre of Macao” on World Heritage List, was held on 6 December and was greatly acclaimed by both residents and tourists. The organiser now will give the popular “Revellers” that appeared at Tap Seac Square this year for adoption, in order to carry on the Parade’s creativity and vitality and spread the power of “Peace, Love and Cultural Integration”. This year, local illustrator Lam Ieong Kun was invited to create four appealing “Revellers” for the Parade. The four brothers have different appearances and different colours, blue, green, red and orange, respectively. On the day of the Parade, a large number of “Revellers” appeared at St. Lazarus' Square and at Tap Seac Square, participating in the extraordinary multimedia closing performance of the event. Their unique and colourful features were greatly acclaimed by the public. In order to make good use of the existing resources, promote local creativity and share the joy of the Parade with the citizens, the organiser is launching an adoption scheme for “Revellers”. There will be 100 “Revellers” for the public to adopt. Each “Reveller” is made of fibreglass, and measures 50cm (height) by 50cm (waist) and is supported by a base. Interested parties can apply for adoption from 16 December 2015 to 15 January 2016 by filling the application form available at the Parade’s page on Facebook and website or through IC’s WeChat account. Each applicant can only submit one application. Results will be announced on 22 January 2016. Successful applicants will be notified by email regarding the pickup date of their respective “Reveller”; the colour of the “Reveller” will be decided by drawing lots. In addition, Hong Kong’s TVB will broadcast a special programme about the Parade on 15 December at 7pm, featuring the event’s highlights. For more information about the Parade’s activities, please access the respective website www.icm.gov.mo/macaoparade and page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/macaoparade.
