Karosahan Festival is a Tribute to the Humble Karosa (Carriage)

 

 

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KAROSAHAN FESTIVAL

 

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The festival is a tribute to the local’s old and trusty karosa which has been the farmer’s ally in carrying crops and produce to the market.

A karosa is a makeshift sled usually made of bamboo and pulled by a carabao or water buffalo. Nowadays, the lowly karosa has been transformed into grand sled carrying colorful displays. A parade of colorful karosas carrying beautiful maidens and the municipality’s bounty is the main event of the festival. Read More: http://localphilippines.com/events/karosahan-festival

 

 

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Celebrated every 25th day of April by the municipality of Nueva Valencia. The karosa is a local invention that has helped shape the agri-based economy of the municipality. Made mostly of a bamboo and pulled by the beast of burden, the karosa has transported many products from the farm to the center of population. Before it gets relegated to the history books as things of the past, the karosa has been transformed centerpiece of the celebration, complete with colorful and ingenious display of the bounties of the land. This is the Karosahan, a proud tradition where beautiful maidens compete for attention with the gaily-decorated karosas with their load of goodies.  Read More:  http://oceanislandtravel.com/home.asp?aid=938

 

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Contact Information:

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF GUIMARAS
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Capitol Compound, San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras

Telephone (033) 581-2114
Telefax (033) 581-2057
e-mail: public.information_guimaras@yahoo.com

 

 

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Where is Guimaras and How to Get There

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