Tangyan Festival – Protection of Heritage

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TANGYAN FESTIVAL

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Igbaras, Iloilo comes alive with the annual celebration of Tangyan Festival highlighted by the street-dancing and tribe competition on May 15 (Friday) at 2 p.m. The theme explores the role of the river as a recreational treasure in Igbaras, an inspiration for art, habitat for wildlife, and as a major supplier of water for drinking and industry.

Aside from folk history and religious beliefs, performers take the issue of the environment on stage using highly expressive movements and prop that vividly lamented on the most dangerous threat to the Mother Earth. Interspersed with dialogues and monologues, the dance is visually stimulating and compelling as it reveals day to day “attacks” on the environment by people who appear completely oblivious of the consequences of their actions. Read More: http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/2015/04/tampisaw-festival-revering-and-honoring.html

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Tangyan Festival is held every 16th to 23rd of May, located in Igbaras, Iloilo. It is a celebration of highlighted by the street-dancing and tribe competition. The theme explores the role of the river as a recreational treasure in Igbaras, an inspiration for art, habitat for wildlife, and as a major supplier of water for drinking and industry. Read More: http://greedypeg.org/iloilo/Tangyan-Festival.html

Photo from: http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/2015/05/tangyan-festival-celebration-and.html

THE FESTIVAL. Tangyan Festival is dedicated to the preservation, protection and sharing of the cultural heritages of the town of Igbaras. It is the time to be thankful for the river that the people depend upon for their livelihood and economic development.

A popular family festival, Tangyan is celebrated every second week in May where the town unites in recognizing the role of the river in their lives’ past, present and in the future. Many people, as far as its rural villages stream in to take part in the celebration as community groups set-up booths to share information and sell food, crafts and other merchandise. Read More: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/05/14/igbaras.celebrates.the.tangyan.festival.html

Photo from: http://greedypeg.org/iloilo/Tangyan-Festival.html