Colorful Festivals in Romblon

FESTIVALS IN ROMBLON

In the Philippines a fiesta is usually celebrated in barrios or barangays. It is the official holiday of the LGU, the barangay. Filipinos love fiestas. It is a time for joy and celebration. A fiesta is of Spanish origin and is usually commemorated in association with a christian patron saint. Most barangays whose population have been clustered by Muslims(Moros) and their population is more than that of the Christians, the celebration of the fiesta have been cancelled and replaced with the Hari Raya or Eid al-Fitr.

The cities or municipalities usually have yearly festivals where all the barangays participate. The cities or municipalities hold contests for the best floats in parades. Read More: https://www.zamboanga.com/z/index.php?title=Romblon_Province,_Philippines

Saginyogan Festival

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The Coco-Banana Festival was initially organized and presented in 2010 town fiesta. The presentation was participated in by the pupils from the different schools in the district of Alcantara. The presentation was in a form of a contest. However, the 2011 Fiesta Management thought of changing its title to Saginyogan Festival to make it common and striking to the community people; making the title different from other municipalities in the province having the same festival.

Making Saginyogan Festival as one of the important events or highlights during the fiesta and if promoted properly could bolster tourism in Alcantara in the days to come because of its significance and artistic attraction. Read More: http://alcantararomblon.weebly.com/the-saginyogan-festival.html

Biniray Festival

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Biniray Festival is Romblon’s prestigious festival participated by Rombloanon every second week of January in honor of Señor Santo Niño. It is just the same as the Sinulog Festival of Cebu which also depicts the strong faith of the residents to Roman Catholicism.

The festival features dancing and activities that makes every people’s faith to their patron saint stronger every minute. It is adorned with colorful designs and costumes which attract local and international tourist. Read More: http://www.wowromblon.com/features/enjoy-the-biniray-festival-of-romblon/

Talabukon Festival

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This is a religious celebration the municipality of Looc is known for, which is held during the 3rd week of April to honor St. Joseph and to celebrate a genie who was stated to once save the town folks. During the town fiesta, there will be a street-dancing contest that is participated by almost all the barangays. Through artistic choreography, display of dancing skills, props and colorful costumes, the replica of Talabukon and the field demonstration (re-enactment of the myth) are the categories of the competition. When you join this festival, take note of the Tribu Poblacion, Barangay Punta (Tribu Pontana) and Tribu Cadag-cadag. These are the 3 tribes to watch, as they always dominate the festival. Read More: http://triptheislands.com/destinations/things-to-see-in-looc-romblon/