It`ll be a pity to wait for these house-driven carriages to be part of our history and be seen only in the books before realizing their essence and value to our culture as Filipinos, and more so, as Cebuanos.
.....Across the years aboard, the tartanilla....
Goind back to my university life, I couldn`t forget that everytime there is Tartanilla Festival in Cebu City which is a kind of horse-drawn carriage I always watch. The festival has a lot of fun, there are so many artists and government officials who will attend/join the festival. With this, it is my previlige seeing those high prestage person in our country since only very few people are going to attend the festival.
The festival is one way of reviving the oldest mode of transportation which they used for travelling around the citys streets. The tartanilla or calesa`s used to ply the busier arteries of Sanciangko St., where the University of Cebu is now located at the same time my university, then to Leon Kilat this place are found near at Colon St., which is the oldest Street in Cebu City then to Tris de Abril.
Intering into the realm of modernization, change is inevitable in order to prosper. But then, again, progress does not always mean adapting to what is new according to the standards set by humans and setting aside it had outgown time. Sometimes, it means turning back in time to regain what ought to be preserved for the betterment of the present, or the future events. Recently, the tartanilla situated at San Jose St., infront of Gaisano Capital South which was tremedously burn last December 28, 2011.
The festival coincide the city’s celebration of the country’s Independence Day which falls on June 12th every year. The highlights of this festival includes the parade of tartanillas, a horse racing competition, tartanilla decoration competition, a bazaar and flea market. The Tartanilla is a festival that reflects the FIlipino culture and its love for history. This event is not to be missed. 
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