Colorful Festivals and Events to Watch in Catanduanes

FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Catandungan Festival

Photo from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catanduanes

Catandungan Festival is an annual celebration of the island province every 24–26 October. It is the anniversary celebration and tribute to its founders, to commemorate the provinces’ independence from Albay. The main features of the festival are Street Dancing – Pantomina Dance, Beauty Pageant, Agro-Trade Fair, Sports Fest, Guided Tour, Surfing Cup, and Art/Photo Exhibits.

Abaca Festival

Photo from: http://gocatanduanes.com/specials/island-happening/catanduanes-first-abaca-festival-2016/

Abaka Festival is an annual cultural celebration of the province every 4th week of May. It is celebrated to recognize the importance of abaca in the local economy and to showcase its versatility as a major source of livelihood. Highlights of the festival are Padadyaw Ginamlangan or Padadyaw kan Abaka, Pinukpok Fashion Show, Urag Catandungan sports competitions, Kantang Catandungan or Musika kan Isla, Festival Dance Competition, Binibini and Ginoong Bikol, Hagyan sa Kabitoonan and Jobs Fair.

Dinahit Festival

Photo from: catanduanes.gov.ph

Dinahit Festival is a prime festival in the municipality of Pandan celebrated every April. The word Dinahit is a native sailing vessel used by the Austronesians to travel across the ocean to reach Pandan, the northernmost municipality of the province. Festival activities include street dancing, beauty pageant, trade fair, and different contests such as carabao race and boat race.

Sugbo Festival

catanduanes-sugbo-festival Photo from: http://byaheroph.blogspot.com/2012/09/featured-photos-ibalong-festival-2012_1.html#.WA2hsSSkxlM

Sugbo Festival is celebrated by the seven barangays of Hitoma in Caramoran that produces sugbo or tiger grass, a bamboo-like perennial grass used to make brooms. Celebrated every month of May coinciding with the Hitoma barangay fiesta, it is being institutionalized with the support of the provincial government, LGU of Caramoran and national line agencies to promote the commercial development of the local lasa or tiger grass industry and to create signature products from tiger grass. – Read More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catanduanes

Burak Festival

catanduanes-burac-festival4 Photo from: https://www.facebook.com/catanduanestourismpromotion/photos/a.898479180223466.1073741967.133164336754958/898479490223435/

Burak Festival, the Viracnons’ celebration in honor of their patroness Nuestra Señora de Immaculada Concepcion, dominated other municipal festivals in Catanduanes to win the Streetdance Competition: Festival of Festivals Showdown on Oct. 25. Read more: http://www.catanduanestribune.com/article/3VD7#sthash.Y2yO1fzV.dpuf

Sugok Sugok Festival

catanduanes-sugok-sugok-festival Photo from: http://byaheroph.blogspot.com/2014/03/gayon-bicol-festival-of-festivals.html#.WA2sCSSkxlM

catanduanes-sugok-sugok-festival2 Photo from: https://www.facebook.com/bagamanocsugoksugokfestival/

catanduanes-sugok-sugok-festival3 Photo from: https://www.facebook.com/bagamanocsugoksugokfestival/

Kalbaryo (Calvary)

catanduanes-kalbaryo Photo from: http://calolbon.blogspot.com/p/festivals.html

Kalbaryo or Calvary, commonly staged during Holy Week, is a reenactment of the passion of Christ’s way of the cross annually celebrated in the Municipality of San Andres during Holy Wednesday and Good Friday.

Kagharong

catanduanes-kagharong Photo from: http://calolbon.blogspot.com/p/festivals.html

A folk-religious related activity depicting a Christmas tradition. The activity centers on the re-enactment of the plight of St. Joseph and Virgin Mary, in their search for a place to stay overnight in the town of Bethlehem. They reenact through singing. It is held from December 16 to December 25. – Read More: http://localphilippines.com/events/kagharong

Pantomina

catanduanes-pantomina Photo from: https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomina

Pantomina is Spanish for pantomime, movements imitating the courtship movements of the rooster and the hen. – From: http://experiencecatanduanes.blogspot.com/2008/09/pantomina-lyric-and-music.html

Pantomina is a native dance, popular on occasions of importance and mostly practiced in rural areas. It is a dance interpretation (pantomime) of a rooster courting a hen.

Padadyao sa Tinampo

catanduanes-padayaw-sa-tinampo Photo from: YouTube

A people’s celebration through street dancing and merriment to the beat of music on major streets, highlighted by choreographed theatrics. Held every 24th of October to coincide with the province’s foundation anniversary celebration.

This is held during the celebration of the province’s anniversary and a tribute to its founders, to continuously remind the people of Catanduanes of the province’s independence from the province of Albay. – Read More: http://calolbon.blogspot.com/p/festivals.html

Catanduanes, Typhoon and Crab Capital of the Philippines

Interesting Places to Visit in Catanduanes

Colorful Festivals and Events to Watch in Catanduanes

Let’s Have Fun in Catanduanes

Catanduanes Video Collection

Catanduanes Photo Gallery