Kasag Festival in Celebration of the Blue Crabs

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KASAG FESTIVAL

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Kasag Festival truly has something for everyone. The municipality of Banate welcomes its visitors with a weekend of fun and pure pleasure. The celebration is a tasty and entertaining tradition, with music, great food, arts and crafts, and featuring Kasag Cooking Contest. This family fun and feasting event is expected to draw visitors from all across the province and region.

Kasag Festival is a rich tradition in the town and has been held annually for the last five years. The tradition has been built around a family friendly environment that showcases the great seafood that Banate has to offer. Read More: http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/2010/12/iloilo-celebrates-5th-kasag-festival-in_11.html

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Banate, Iloilo is celebrating the bounty of its seas and tourism through Kasag Festival on Dec. 15 to 23, with the tribal dance competition today, Dec. 21.

This annual event of food and fun starring of course, the blue crab is also every visitor’s chance to explore the town, its waterfront with activities on land and by water in and around the area.

Crabbing is part of Banate’s heritage, and crab feasts are a favorite local tradition. Heaps of blue crabs (now red, after steaming), are piled high on newspaper-covered tables and eagerly devoured in residential backyards, in local restaurants and picnic sites.

Kasag Festival began in 2007 to market its popular industry: Blue Crab, a well-known and popular food among Ilonggos. It is organized and produced annually by the municipal government for the benefit of the residents of Banate. The festivity is a time for the community to celebrate the abundant resources that they receive from the sea. Read More: https://thedailyguardian.net/life-style/banate-celebrates-food-and-fun-with-the-10th-kasag-festival-chevrolet-philippines-opens-new-iloilo-showroom-a-all-smiles-with-waffle-time/

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Kasag Festival is celebrated every 15th to 23rd of December located in Banate, Iloilo. The Festival began in 2007 to market its popular industry: Blue Crab, a well-known and popular food among Ilonggos. It is organized and produced annually by the municipal government for the benefit of the residents of Banate. The festivity is a time for the community to celebrate the abundant resources that they receive from the sea. Read More: http://www.greedypeg.org/iloilo/Kasag-Festival.html

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