The Sinulog Festival in Cebu City

By Jaybee on Thursday, 25th March 2010 History Even before the arrival of the Spaniards and the subsequent introduction of the Catholic faith, the Cebuanos were already celebrating the Sinulog festival. However, the celebrations and festivities were dedicated in worship of the anitosthe gods of the natives. When Magellan introduced the Catholic faith to the Cebuanos and when they were baptized, the theme of the festival changed into Catholic rituals. The Sinulog dance was now dedicated to a statue of Sto. Nio, which was given by Magellan to Juana, the wife of Rajah Humabon. Since then, Sinulog Festival was held annually in the city of Cebu, Philippines, to give recognition to the Sto. Nio. The celebration was held simultaneously with the AtiAtihan in Kalibo, Aklan. This celebration reminded the Cebuanos that they had embraced the Roman Catholic faith. Events The Sinulog celebration features a colorful display of bright costumes and joyous dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs. There is also pageantry as the participants parade their bright colored dresses. This festival is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the Philippines. The famous Sinulog sa Kabataan is also being performed by the young people of Cebu a week before the Street Dancing Parade. This cultural event lasts for nine days, and the highlights of the event are on the last day, which is the Sinulog Grand Parade. Everyone wait for the Fluvial Procession of the Sto. Nio. The statue is put in a pump boat and brought from Manduae City to Cebu City. Sinulog is a Cebuano word that means water current movement. The movements of the Sinulog dance depict how water currents move. The back and fort movements of water current are evident in the dance. This is indeed one of the greatest festivals anyone can witness. This is why lots of tourists are spending their time and money to get to Cebu and join the festival. How to get to Cebu Anyone can choose either to travel by air, by water, or by land to get to Cebu. There are lots of airlines, domestic and international, that fly directly to Cebu from Manila and

other countries in Asia and America. Super Ferries are also available if one wants to get there by water.

Dinagyang Festival
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A participant of Dinagyang Festival The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Nio and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis.

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Dinagyang began after Rev. Fr. Ambrosio Galindez of a local Roman Catholic parish introduced the devotion to Santo Nio in November 1967. In 1968, a replica of the original image of the Santo Nio de Cebu was brought to Iloilo by Fr. Sulpicio Enderez as a gift to the Parish of San Jose. The faithful, led by members of Confradia del Santo Nio de Cebu, Iloilo Chapter, worked to give the image a fitting reception starting at the Iloilo Airport and parading down the streets of Iloilo. In the beginning, the observance of the feast was confined to the parish. The Confradia patterned the celebration on the Ati-atihan of Ibajay, Aklan, where natives dance in the streets, their bodies covered with soot and ashes, to simulate the Atis dancing to celebrate the sale of Panay. It was these tribal groups who were the prototype of the present festival. In 1977, the Marcos government ordered the various regions of the Philippines to come up with festivals or celebrations that could boost tourism and development. The City of Iloilo readily identified the Iloilo Ati-atihan as its project. At the same time the local parish could no longer handle the growing challenges of the festival. The Dinagyang is divided into three Major events: Ati-Ati Street Dancing, Kasadyahan Street Dancing and Miss Dinagyang. Today, the main part of the festival consists of a number of "tribes", called "tribus", who are supposed to be Ati tribe members dancing in celebration. It should be noted that no actual Ati are involved nor do they benefit in any way from this event. There are a number of requirements, including that the performers must paint their skin brown and that only indigenous materials can be used for the costumes. All dances are performed to drum music. Many tribes are organized by the local high schools. Some tribes receive a subsidiary from the organizers and recruit private sponsors, with the best tribes receiving the most. The current Ati population of Iloilo is not involved with any of the tribes nor are they involved in the festival in any other way.

Dinagyang was voted as the best Tourism Event for 2006, 2007 and 2008 by the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines. It is the first festival in the world to get the support of the United Nations for the promotion of the Millennium Development Goals, and cited by the Asian Development Bank as Best Practice on government, private sector & NGO cooperatives.

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Dinagyang festival has brought a lot of innovations throughout the years. These innovations has influenced the way other festivals in the country is run. Among these are the following:

Carousel Performance - Dinagyang initiated the simultaneous performance of the competing tribes in different judging areas. Mobile Risers - Mobile risers is prominent feature of Dinagyang choreography today. It was introduced by Tribu Bola-bola in 1994. The risers has added depth and has improved the choreography of the dance movements. Dinagyang Pipes - First used by Tribu Ilonganon in 2005, the Dinagyang pipes is made of PVC pipes and is hammered by rubber paddles. Each pipe produces a distinct sound depending on the length and diameter of each pipe. Dagoy - The first festival mascot in the Philippines..

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Dagoy is the official festival mascot of Dinagyang. He was born from the promotional sketches of Dinagyang in 2002. The caricature was later adopted as the official logo of the festival. He was introduced to the public in December 14, 2004 in The Fort, Taguig and December 18, 2004 in Iloilo City. Depicted as a young Aeta warrior, Dagoy symbolizes the jollification and friendship of ilonggos and other thousands of tourists flocked to witness the festival. Dagoy stands six feet nine inches tall. He has a dark brown skin tone and wears a headdress with an image of Sto. Nio. He is garb with a camel-colored loincloth which is the typical attire of an Aeta. Dagoy is holding a drum made of fiberglass with the logo of the Iloilo City Government printed at the center. His hands and feet are adorned with multi-colored bracelets, similar to these being worn by a Dinagyang warrior. Dagoy's winsome smile is popular among children as such miniature version of the mascot is marketed as Dagoy Dolls. The mascot has also its mini-event in the festival with Dress-up Dagoy Contest.

History of the Pahiyas

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According to the oral and recorded history of Lucban, the Feast of Saint Isidore was first observed by the native Tagalogs who used to settle at the foot of Mt. Banahaw during the early Christianization of the natives of Lucban, Tayabas circa 1500. Then known as "MALUBAN" or "COLUMBAN", the whole community of Lucban conducted a simple celebration as a form of thanksgiving to the ANITOs for the good harvest of farm products such as palay, vegetables, fruits, and fish. At harvest time, the farmers used to gather their harvests inside the chaplet ("tuklong"), where they used to converged and partake of a sumptuous meal. They drink "tuba" (natural wine) from the flower stalks of coconut, buri or cabo negro (kaong). The natives believed that by conducting this yearly merriment they are assured of another bountiful harvest for the following year. When the first church was established in the present location, during the time of Captain LUKAS MARTIN (1630) under the supervision of Fr. Alfonso de San Miguel (1628), evangelization of the natives became more pronounced. The natives cooperated with the helped the parish priest. During harvest time, the natives bring their select farm-produce inside the new and much bigger church where the parish priest used to bless the harvest as a form of thanksgiving to the Lord. As a result, the following year, the farmers experienced another plentiful harvest, thus intensifying beliefs and devotion to Saint Isidore (1595) as the intercessor of God's blessing to them. As the years pass by, changes in the manner of celebrating and ceremonies of the Saint Isidore Festival were effected because the Church has become inadequate to accommodate the burgeoning harvests. So that after due consultations with the parish priest, it was agreed upon that the farmers harvests be displayed tight at the door steps in front of the house, where the parish priest can easily bless them as he make a round of the houses in the community as the procession, carrying the images of Saint Isidore and Sta. Maria Toribia, and the townspeople, passes by. Not contented with this change, the townspeople went on to outdo each other door steps that made the procession more lively and colorful. Kiping Before the end of the 16 th century the Manila-Acapulco Trade, more popularly called, the "Galleon Trade" was at its peak between the Philippines and Mexico, where the Philippines had booming commercial trade with selected Latin-American and Asian nations. But because of fear of the Spanish government that money from these trades might go only to the said nations, instead of Spain alone, they promulgated and implemented a law known as the "DOCTRINE OF MERCANTILISM" whereby the Spanish government controlled the Galleon Trade and limited the Philippines to do business with China and Mexico . The only port of entry allowed for the Filipinos was Acapulco , Mexico . (Agoncillo & Guerrero, 1960). In the year 1734, Captain Francisco de los Santos of Lucban, Tayabas boarded the Galleon bound for Acapulco, Mexico for an observation tour of home industries with commercial value. He tagged along with him Juan Suarez, a native of Lucban who has propensity in culinary arts and has a flair making finger foods of Lucban. While the two were in Acapulco , their fancy was caught by the production of "TACOS" or "TAQUITOS", (Barquillos-making). After several training, Mr. Suarez learned the basics of the trade. That year, upon their return to the Philippines, and upon reaching Lucban, Tayabas, Mr. Juan Suarez lost no time and attempted to make the "tacos" and "taquitos" using local materials (rice galapong). Being naturally creative, he tried to improve the processes as well as the ingredients. Thus, instead of the tubal shape of

tacos, Mang Juan experimented on the thin lateral shape of the tacos by using the leaves of banana (saba) cut into squares of 10" each. The ground rice mixed with water and atsuete as food coloring, is made to slide evenly and thinly over the squared banana leaves. Then each leaf steamed over a container of boiling water for several minutes. After which the cooked rice water on the leaf is laid to a mat to dry overnight. The following day the dried wafer is removed from the banana leaf, punctured in one corner and tied with a buntal fiber each, bundled together in groups of 25's and dried further. The word "KIPING" was derived from the root word "KIPI" or "KINIPI" and "KINIKIPI", a local term which means to dehydrate the extra water content out of the dough by putting heavy object on it. The drained dough is then kneaded by putting the desired color and by adding enough water to make the dough semiliquid. Once in this state, the semi-liquid form is poured in measured amount over the squared banana leaves, tilted a bit and made to spread thinly over the entire surface of the leaf. The process is repeated with every square patterned banana leaf. Then, each leaf with the semi-liquid ground rice is steamed on squared bamboo sticks over a boiling water in a covered pan, big enough to contain several leaves at a time for ten minutes. Then, the cooked kiping still sticking on the banana leaf is laid to a mat to dry overnight. The next day, the dried kiping is removed from the leaf, tied with buntal fiber on one corner, each bundled together, laid on a board and put a heavy object over it press the kiping flat. After six hours the heavy weight is removed and lo, the KIPING is made! The bundles of KIPING are hanged on a clothes line to dry finally. In preparing the Pahiyas decoration, the KIPING of different attractive colors are so arranged as to create a beautiful, artistic design such as a giant flower with leaves, a chandelier in monochromatic or contrasting colors, in short chandeliers or drooping shape from above the windows down to almost touching the ground level at the faade of the house. Arranged creatively and artistically, such chandeliers of KIPING are a beautiful sight to behold. Much more so when these chandeliers are placed with green vegetables or dovetail leaves or "tilob" used as background that make the design more colorful and astoundingly attractive. Because KIPING is made of rice, it can be eaten when properly prepared and cooked. It can be fried like a kropeck; can be roasted or can be sweetened with sugar and coconut milk to serve as a delicious dessert. Modern Pahiyas In May of 1963, the Art Club of Lucban, through its founder and president FERNANDO CADELIA NAAWA, organized a festival that includes a trade fair, cultural shows, various contests, parades and art exhibit to spice up the celebration of the San Isidro Festival. Dubbed as "the 1963 Lucban Arts for Commerce and Industry Festival", it aimed to boosts tourism in Lucban and to make known the celebration of San Isidro Festival which was the common term used during that time. Notable of which during the first grand celebration of the festival was the art exhibit where, for the first time, artists from Manila particularly the Art Association of the Philippines , brought their precious art works to Lucban for the art exhibit. It has never been duplicated since.

Panagbenga Festival
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The flowers of Baguio is one of the reasons for the Panagbenga festival. Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines.[1] The term is of MalayoPolynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming".[1] The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.[2] The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers not unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.[3] Aside from economic boosts from tourism, the festival also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's old traditions. The indigenous people was first wary with government-led tourism because of the threat that they will interfere or change their communities' rituals.[4]

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The A. Lim of the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA).[5] Entries from the annual Camp John Nichol Sibug art contest gave its official logo: a spray of sunflowers. The festival was set in February to boost tourism as it was considered as a month of inactivity between the busy days of Christmas season and the Holy Week and the summer season.[6] In 1996, archivist and curator Ike Picpican suggested that the festival be renamed as Panagbenga, a Kankanaey term that means "a season of blossoming, a time for flowering

Panagbenga Grand Street dancing parade 2010

By Jaybee on Thursday, 25th March 2010 February 27, 2010, was my second day in Baguio, and I felt refreshed because I had a good night sleep due to the cool Baguio climate. I remembered wondering whether Baguio residents still use air conditioners when they sleep. I put that thought aside as I was looking forward to see the Grand Panagbenga Street Dancing Parade, which is one of the highlights of the flower festival.

Suddenly, I heard the drums and the other instruments signaling that street dancing is about to start. There were people on both sides of the street waiting for the event. It was indeed a nice idea that the parade should be held on both sides of the street which makes it a two-lane parade. Our group intended to watch at the Athletic Bowl but we decided to watch the performances on the street first because we can hardly walk due to the big crowd. We went to the Athletic Bowl after spending some time watching on the street because one of my officemates called and say that the performances can be seen in the Athletic Bowl. The grand street parade competition is a good way to witness the talents of Baguio residents when it comes to art, music, and dance. The participants used colorful costumes. There were butterfly and flower costumes, among others. The presentations were akin to nature. The competitive spirit of the festival can be seen as the participants showcased their talents. The dance competition was divided into categories; namely, elementary, high school, college, and open. The teams used different motifs. One of the things that caught my attention was the elementary students who played instruments while dancing and marching on the streets. Xylophone was one of the most common instruments that the elementary students used. They played classical music as well as contemporary music. The event was so exhilarating, I almost forgot to breathe. There were also some Koreans who participated in the event. They made good music with their little drums while dancing. Their heads were adorned with ribbons that sway with every move they made.

I had seen street dancing presentations before, but the extravagant costumes and the cultural dance shown by the Baguio street dances outclassed them all.

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Festivals

Pav-vurulun Festival - August

Pav-vurulun Festival is a week long celebration that usually ends on August 16 annually. Pav-vurulun is an Ibanag word which means get-together or a sense of belonging-ness. It is in this context that Tuguegarao City annually celebrates its patronal fiesta. It gathers Tuguegaraoeos to a week long festivities culminating with a mass and procession of the patron saint on August 16. The patronal fiesta is in honor of St. Hyacinth, the city's patron saint. The week-long celebration is dubbed as a festival of activities. It is marked by parades, beauty contests, Pancit Battil Patung eating contest, street dancing competition, music festival, sports fest, and trade fairs among others