Kapagayan Festival – Thanksgiving for the Rice Harvest

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Palay, it is the main product of municipality of Llanera. It is because three fourths of the total land area of the municipaltiy is use for the production of rice. This induced the Mayor of Llanera is organizing a festival. A festival which unite all the community people of Llanera. United people which aims to promote their main product, the palay. And they called the event, KAPAGAYAN FESTIVAL.

Kapagayan festival started since 2009 to give thanks for the fruitful harvest of the farmers. The festival lasts for 5 days, from May 7 to May 11. It is celebrated alongside the founding aniversarry of the Municipality of Llanera. Read More: http://triptollanera.blogspot.com/2012/10/kapagayan-festival.html

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Celebrated every 11th day of May in recognition of the Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Llanera. Aside from Kapagayan street dance, other activities also include float parade, kakanin and Gatas ng Kalabaw Openhouse, Agro-Industrial Fair and many more. Read More: https://tourismnuevaecija.weebly.com/festivals.html

KAPAGAYAN FESTIVAL

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Kapagayan means rice field. Kapagayan Festival is celebrated in recognition of rice farming as the primary source of livelihood in the Municipality of Llanera. Read More:

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