Sinadya sa Halaran Festival
The Sinadya sa Halaran Festival is the joint festival of the City of Roxas and the Province of Capiz. It is a mixed festival in that it is celebrated for both cultural and religious reasons. It is celebrated every first weekend of December in commemoration of the Feast of the Virgin of the Immaculate Concepcion who also happens to be the patroness of the City of Roxas. Sinadya sa Halaran boasts of colorful activities like the grand parade of festivals, the fluvial parade, the lighted river floaters. There is also the traditional seafood festival and the grand pyrotechnic display.
Sinadya sa Halaran is one of Roxas City’s most important annual events and is fusion of two festivals – “Sinadya” (City) and “Halaran” (Province) which literally means joy in sharing and thanksgiving. It is celebrated on December 4-8 to commemorate the religious activities that embody the true Capiceño spirit. The highlights of the celebration are the Dancing Parade, ”Higantes”, Fluvial Parade, Fireworks display, Mutya sa Halaran beauty pageant, Coronation of the Fiesta Queen, and Agri-Aqua Trade Fair.
Capiztahan Festival
ROXAS City, Philippines—Roxas City’s main streets glittered with more than a million colored lights on floats and dancers on Saturday as highlight of this year’s Capiztahan festival.
The Parade of Lights, which passed through Arnaldo Boulevard, featured 15 floats depicting flowers, animals and sea creatures designed with colorful electric light bulbs.
the festival marked the 112th foundation day of Capiz and commemorated the 65th death anniversary of
its most prized son, President Manuel Roxas. Capiz was founded on April 15, 1901, while Roxas died on April 15, 1948.
Seafood fairs offered the city’s famed oysters, fish, shells, prawns and shrimps at People’s Park along the beach.
The Parade of Lights has become the unique identity of the festival as Capiz hopes to boost its spot on the tourism map, aside from being known as the country’s “seafood capital.”
Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/393847/seafood-capital-becomes-city-of-million-lights-during-festival
Pangahaw Festival
Pangahaw is a tradition of celebrating a new morn hay for the odds long ago. It symbolize s the significance of the Filipino Capizeños who give thanks to God who give them blessings. Pangahaw is derived from the word “mahaw” which mean breakfast. It is also the culture of Jamindanganon which implies their habitant such livelihood, agriculture, forestry ect. It includes the pagtutuba, pag aani, pagpapanggas (pagtatanim), pag-arado (plowing) and many more.
For the ancient filipino it is important to rejoice and give “alay” or halad to praise God.
Lingga-anay Festival
Lingga-anay Festival is the annual Municipal Fiesta of Panay celebrated to pay homage to the Biggest Bell in Asia and to display the town’s rich cultural history together with its vast marine resources. The Festival boasts a one-of-a-kind street dance accompanied not by drum beats but of rondalla, which are the distinct feature of ecotis.
Source: http://panay.gov.ph/lingga-anay-festival/
Tagb-uan Festival is a celebration of blessings and bounty. It is the annual fiesta of the municipality that reunites all Pilareños in faith, history and culture. It is being performed Every May 29 to showcase the tradition of Pilarenos on Barter trade. “Tagbu”, a local term which means “to meet” is where the upland farmers exchange their products to the commodities of the fishing community in the lowlands.
Source: http://pilarnon.capisnon.org/pilar-capiz-celebrating-for-their-success/
Tagbuan Festival
Tagb-uan Festival is a celebration of blessings and bounty. It is the annual fiesta of the municipality that reunites all Pilareños in faith, history and culture. It is being performed Every May 29 to showcase the tradition of Pilarenos on Barter trade. “Tagbu”, a local term which means “to meet” is where the upland farmers exchange their products to the commodities of the fishing community in the lowlands.
Source: http://pilarnon.capisnon.org/pilar-capiz-celebrating-for-their-success/
Talahong Festival
Talahong has been derived from two words “talaba” and “tahong”. It was learned that more than 100 sacks of “talaba” and “tahong” are being disposed for sale to other parts of Western Visayas every day.
Originally, Sapian celebrates the Tilibyugan and Religious Fiesta from July 21 – 26 every year. It has been observed for a few decades with its own distinctiveness in preserving the cultural practice and traditions. The feast is celebrated in honor of the Patron Saint, Saint Anne.
On the other hand, the birth of Talahong Festival was very enormous. It was conceptualized based on entrepreneurial and tourism purposes to trigger the economic growth of the whole town.
Hence, showcasing of seafood products particularly the “talaba” and “tahong” is the highlight of the two-day event. It is also the infusion of arts and culture that will serve as a tool in promoting Sapian as its best and provide revenue for the fisherfolks, travel, operators, stakeholders and the local government.
The Municipality of Sapian is one of a coastal town in the Province of Capiz. On the northern portion of Sapian is Sapian Bay which covers nine out of ten barangays. Talaba and Tahong are very rich in production in these areas. Since Sapian is abundant with seafood products, it was the initiative of the Local Governement Unit to organize a Talahong Festival (Talaba-Tahong) every 2nd Friday and 2nd Saturday of May each year that promotes the local products as its best.
Sinaot Festival
During May 1, Labor Day, a religious feast is celebrated in the town of President Roxas. The feast of the town's patron saint is the highlight of its annual municipal and religious fiesta scheduled from April 30 to May 3.
The feast day activities start off with a procession and a concelebrated mass at the parish church. At noontime, guests, families, and friends relish the delicious food every household has prepared as a gesture of traditional hospitality we Filipinos are known all over the world.
The whole afternoon is highlighted by the Sina-ot, a streetdancing activity to the Latin beat with performers garbed in colourful Carribean costume.
The competition is among groups that represent a cross-section of the Poblacion, other lowland barangays, and the academe.
The Sina-ot at President Roxas, inspired by the MassKara Festival of Bacolod and the Halaran of Capiz, started in 1988 during the administration of Mayor Ramon C. Locsin with Sangguniang Bayan Member Jonathan B. Diosaban as the first Sina-ot chairman.
Since then, the festival has become the centerpiece of the towns’ annual municipal and religious fiesta, drawing an increasing number of tourists and “balikbayans”.
Source: http://vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/The-Sina-ot-Festival
Guyum-Guyuman Festival
Guyum-guyman Festival was taken from the town’s old name: “Caguyuman,” meaning anthill. People from nearby municipalities of Pan-ay, Panitan, Maayon and Pres. Roxas would thrive in the market place like swarms of ants for trading. This rich tradition is now a celebration of life and thanksgiving for all “Caguyumanons.”
The town ofin 1853 at the present site of Barangay Sublangon. Formerly the town was a part of Panay, being the first settlement in the Province of Capiz.
Source: http://www.retireinthephilippines.info/2012/06/03/guyum-guyuman-festival-in-capiz/
Hilo Hilo Festival
Maayon Municipal and Religious Fiesta known as Hil- o Hil-o Festival which connnotes reciprocity that demonstrates interdependence among our people. It expresses itself in many ways. It could simply be helping one another to make a heavy work for one be lighter. It can be rendering of services or giving material donations for a relative, a friend or a neighbour who is holding a very important affair in the family. This Festival is celebrated annually every 3rd week of February.
Source: http://maayon.capisnon.org/hil-o-hil-o-festival/
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