Camotes Cassava Festival – In Appreciation of Sweet Potato

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CAMOTES CASSAVA FESTIVAL

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The sweet potato, known in the Filipino vernacular as camote, is the focus of a Cebu festival known as the Camotes Cassava festival. The town of Tudela celebrates the sweet potato and cassava, a product derived from this delightful root crop, during this Cebu fiesta, holding cooking competitions, exhibits even a beauty pageant. A yearly celebration of a bountiful harvest. A time where farmers display various cassava-based products, share their varied technical experiences in producing and processing cassava products. Among the activities are the Best Booth Contest, Poster Making contest, Search for new cassava food products, cultural night and the search for Miss Camotes Tourism. Read More: http://www.tourganize.com/article/blog/2015/08/23/cebu-festivals-that-you-should-visit/

Camotes Cassava Festival is an annual harvest thanksgiving celebration being held by the locals of Tudela, Camotes Islands in Cebu Province.

The town celebrates the festivity in line with religious aspects by holding the events recognizing the town’s patron – Mary Immaculate. To emphasize that connection, the festival is being held during the first two weeks of June (from around June 4-15). Aside from its religious association, it is fundamentally a festival celebrating the bountiful harvest of the local crops – cassava (‘kamoteng kahoy’) and sweet potato (‘kamote’)

“Kamote”, which is believed to be the source of the island’s present name, refers to both crops – cassava and sweet potato. Farmers recognized these two root crops as staple foods that support their livelihood. Read More: http://www.cebu-bluewaters.com/camotes-cassava-festival.html

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Back-to-school season is not the only thing happening this coming June. There will also be a number of great festivals to look forward to (some of which are perfect for the long weekend of June 12-14). Here is one that you can celebrate in Cebu.

The town of Tudela, Camotes celebrates the cassava (sweet potato/kamoteng kahoy), a famous root crop, as well as their patroness Mary Immaculate.

Camotes Cassava Festival activities include: farmers and small businesses sell cassava-based items, cooking contests, cooking exhibitions, art contests, a beauty pageant, and a cultural night. Read More: http://windowseat.ph/camotes-cassava-festival/

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