Thursday, April 26, 2007

APRIL FESTIVALS

KUTSITSA FESTIVAL
April 26 Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
This is a thanksgiving event for a bountiful harvest, with festivities like street dancing competition and agri-trade fair.

BINIRAYAN FESTIVAL
April 27- April 29 San Jose, Antique
Celebrated annually to commemorate the landing of the ten Bornean datus and made their first settlement in the country.

SAKNUNGAN FESTIVAL
April 27- April 30 San Jose, Mindoro Occidental
Festival incorporating the exhibition of the cultural heritage of Mindoro’s ethnic communities.

YAG-YAG FESTIVAL
April 28 29 Cangmating Sibulan, Oriental Negros
Yagyag is the vernacular for spawning. The process refers in particular to the crabs and other marine creatures which gather during the months of October to December in Sapa.

MANGO-BAMBOO FESTIVAL AND TRADE FAIR
April 28 San Carlos, Pangasinan
A festival promoting San Carlos City as major trading center of bamboo based products/furniture and best producer of "carabao" mangoes and other mango variety in the country.

TINAPAHAN FESTIVAL
April 29- May 1 Lemery, Batangas
A 3-day festivities that will showcase a trade fair of agro-industrial products, lectures on livestock raising and food processing as well as food demo competition.

BAGGAK FESTIVAL
April 29 Bauang, La Union
Inland and coastal sports, beauty contest, musical extravaganzas and activities for balikbayans.

IMBAYAH
April 29- May 1 Banaue, Ifugao
Ethnic Sports Festival and thanksgiving rites featuring Ifugao's traditional practices showcased in their songs, dances, arts & crafts.

BANGUS (MILKFISH) FESTIVAL
April 30 Dagupan City, Pangasinan
Part of Dagupan’s Pistay Dayat celebration with the highlight of longest bangus (milkfish) grill covering more than 1,000 meters of the whole stretch of the main road.

source: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/events/events_calendar.asp

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