H2O = Agua, Water, Tubig

Water gives life to million species on earth. It has a chemical formula H2O which contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Our planet consists of 80% of water and we can only drink 3% of it, from 3% of drinkable liquid, 2% of them can be found in North and South poles and 1% is the water we enjoy to drink everyday.

According to the website of www.interestingfactsnow.com, we feel lighter or our body is getting lighter after conducting exercise because we lose our water supply while we are exercising. Exercise does not instantly remove our fat however many of us have a wrong perception about this.

I would like to share with you the video clip about the experiment of Dr. Masaru Emoto, a Japanese author of the book Messages from Water. He explained in his writing about the effect of water to human life.

Watch the video presentation of the Dr. Masaru Emoto about his findings.

Water Festival

San Juan! San Juan! Basaan!, Philippines. The water festival is being celebrated during the Feast of San Juan Bautista or Saint John the Baptist. It is celebrated every June 24 by dousing and sprinkling of water or by family excursion to the beach or riverside. www.lakbaypilipinas.com

Songkran Festival, Thailand. It is the most celebrated festivity in Thailand that starts from April 13 and ends between 3 & 10 days - depending on where you are in Thailand. The word Songkran is from the Sanskrit meaning the beginning of a new Solar Year. The Thai people celebrate this festival with water. Everyone gets soaking wet and since it is the hottest season of the year, the custom is quite refreshing. Songkran is a Public Spring Cleaning Day, supported by the religious belief that anything old and useless must be thrown away or it will bring bad luck to the owner. During the afternoon of the 13th, Buddha images are bathed as part of the ceremony. Young people pour scented water into the hands of elders and parents as a mark of respect while seeking the blessing of the older people. In ancient days, old people were actually given a bath and clothed in new apparel presented by the young folks as a token of respect for the New Year. www.journeymart.com

Omizutori, Japan. The annual sacred Water-Drawing festival, is a Japanese Buddhist festival that takes place in Japan. The festival is the final rite in observance of the two week-long Shuni-e ceremony. This ceremony is to cleanse the people of their sins as well as to usher in the spring of the New Year. Once the Omizutori is completed, the cherry blossoms have started blooming and spring has arrived. www.jnto.go.jp

Fiesta del Agua or Festa de Agua, Spain. The Water Festival is being held in Villagarcía de Arousa, on the coast of Pontevedra, Galicia. It started during a blazing hot 16th August in the mid-1980s during festivities in honor of the town’s patron saint, San Roque. Nowadays, the Minister of National Tourism recognised as the Fiesta del Agua, or Festa de Agua in the Galician language, attracts tens of thousands to the town every year, as the crowds in the streets delight in getting thoroughly soaked. www.typicallyspanish.com