Colorful Festivals in Northern Samar Part 2

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FESTIVALS IN NORTHERN SAMAR

Celebration of life and all the blessings received are the central themes of Samar festivals and for those who like watching Filipino merrymaking, nothing compares to how the inhabitants of this region celebrate. It is said that the best of all the Samar festivals are held mid year, in between the start of the summer in March until the rainy season August. Read More: https://www.philippinesinsider.com/visayas/samar/samar-festivals-and-events/

Parayan Festival

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The Parayan Festival is a grand celebration of the Earth and one of its primary products – rice. This annual celebration is the town’s ultimate gesture of thanksgiving to the Almighty and will pay tribute to the role of the hardworking rice farmer in national economy.

“Parayan“, a Waraynon word which means plentiful rice harvest is depicted through a dance ritual in honor of the Patron Saint of the farmers, Señor San Isidro de Labrador. The dance moves to the sound of the drums and this resembles the fluid swaying of the rice stalks being directed by the wind blow. The rice stalks with its leaves and the grains of golden rice create a tingling sound when blown by the wind which in harmony with the tweeting of the birds, the leaping of the frogs and the sound of all other creatures come a magnificent chorus of a hundred ensembles. Read More: https://sanroquensamar.wordpress.com/parayan-festival/

Agta Festival

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Agta Festival of Bobon, Northern Samar, Philippines is an annual cultural and religious festival held usually on the second Sunday of January and is the center of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the Philippines. Other places have their own version of the festival in honor of the Santo Niño. The Agta Festival contingents are dressed in bright coloured costumes dancing gracefully to the rhythm of drums and other musical instruments. Read More: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/7544301/

Kinis Festival

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The Municipality of Rosario prides itself on being home to the best, tastiest ‘kinis’, or mud crabs, in the Philippines. These ‘kinis’ are fattened and exported to Manila and beyond. I can personally attest to just how savory these creatures are.

As part of an effort to encourage tourism to the area, Rosario has endeavored to stage an annual ‘Kinis Festival’, as part of the founding anniversary of their municipality every June 21st. The focal point of this festival is to be the dance of the ‘kinis’. Read More: http://milesosky.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-kinis-festival.html