Come and Join the Pasinggatan Festival in Palawan

PASINGGATAN FESTIVAL

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Pasinggatan Festival is located in Taytay, Palawan. It is an annual event featuring several ethnic cultures, songs, dances, native games and local cuisine, held every 1st week in May. Pasinggatan is a Cuyuno term which means luster or glimmer. The Festival is highlighted by a Street Dance Competition and the crowning of the festival queen. Read More: http://greedypeg.org/palawan/Pasinggatan-Festival.html

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Pasinggat is a term for luster, luster for “Estrella Del Norte” or Star of the North of Palawan. Pasinggatan Festival is a fiesta of dances, a celebration of beauty and a food festival which enhance the mood of an enjoyable and adventurous summer experience in Northern Palawan. It is a ten-day annual celebration that starts April 25 and ends May 4.

Some highlight events are: the street dancing, a presentation of cultures depicting each group’s own style in music. Different regional groups dance together with guests and tourists; the Paguetekan, a cuyuno term (local dialect in Palawan), which means to indulge in eating. A taste of delicacy originally from different provinces and continuously served in designated food booth in the municipal complex; the Kampo Natin is a cultural campsite where you can buy souvenirs, go around, and enjoy the scenery showcasing the regional identity and miniatures of different regional landmarks. The Cultural Night is a nocturnal celebration of regional presentation to entertain the visitors and the people of Taytay. The Bituin ng Taytay is a pageant presenting the candidates of every cultural group, the best of which will be crowned Miss Taytay and will represent the municipality in the annual Provincial Baragatan Festival. Read More: http://taytaytourism.weebly.com/-pasinggatan-festival.html

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Pasinggatan is celebrated in Taytay, Palawan every May 1-5 of the year.

Pasinggatan Festival comes from the word “singgat” meaning to shine or luster, an apt name for festival whose events bring out the best in people from their talents to their personalities.

Ms. Ester Dacuan
Municipal Tourism Officer
Mobile Phone (0906) 892-0923

Information taken from: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/FestivitiesList.aspx?festivityCode=715&monthCode=05