Saturday, February 11, 2012

Salakayan Festival 2012


This week, Miagao celebrates its annual festival - the Salakayan Festival. It is a week-long celebration that features different activites to promote the town's culture and heritage. I was supposed to witness the Salakayan Tribes Contest and the Float Parade this morning, but I was not feeling so good. (just like last month, when I missed out on the Dinagyang fun.. Tsk!) Oh, well..

Yesterday, I went to town to see the sights. The sidewalks were filled with food booths and souvenir stands. Highschool students, still wearing uniforms, were out on the streets, eating hotcakes and popcorn. Kids can't take their eyes off the colorful balloons and other kiddie items for sale. Miagao was busy.


Yummy hotcakes (or waffles). I love these..
Fish balls! These ae probably the most common and the most popular streetfood in the Philippines.
They are usually served with sweet or spicy dipping sauce.
The sidewalks are occupied by at least a dozen stands and booths.
Here's the lady who gave me a sweet discount on those sweet mangoes.
I couldn't resist. I bought two more fish ball sticks before going home.



Short trivia:

Coined from the native word "salakay" ot "to attack", the Salakayan Festival goes beyond recreation. It goes beyond the functional purposes of the celebration. It is an awareness presented through cultural performances that tells a story, serves religious, political, economic, and social needs that gives spetators an experience that is pleasurable, exciting and aethetically valuable.

The festival honors and commemorates the bravery of its ancestors. With the tribe presentation as the festival highlight, performers dance depicting the frequent Moro raids that caused panic throughout the communisty as Muslim raiders attacked the town's coastline from their bases.

With the annual celebration of the Salakayan Festival, Miagao's culture and history are preserved for subsequent generations.

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23 comments:

  1. Look at all those domo-kun plushies, huge waffles and delicious smoothies! Oh~ 8D

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  2. It looks amazing. I wanna go!

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  3. Ang daming mabibili ah! Mukha ngang masarap yung hotcake!

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    1. Masarap talaga ms Anney.. Bumili po ako ng 2plates, kaso hindi ko na nakunan ng picture, naubos ko agad eh. haha!

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    1. Sarap talaga, Kuya. Tig Php70/kilo po yan.. Sabi ko ke Ate "Ate, sa ganda mong yan, sigurado ako, mabait ka din." Achib, Kuya! Binenta sakin singkwenta pesos. Hahahaha!! :D

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  5. parang ang sarap nung hotcake!! ^^

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  6. wow! nakakatakam ang hotcake at fruits.

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  7. Wow! ! ! I love the photos!!! and... WAFFLE OMG. ansarap nman ng mga pagkaen! and very colorful a!

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  8. kaya pala Salakayan festival! nice! sarap ng fishball :)

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    1. May utang pa pala akong fishball senyo, ano? hehe.. Ngayon ko lang naalala. LOL..

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  9. Weee. mukhang ang saya sa place na yan. Naku, nagutom ako sa fishball. haha

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  10. wow naman.:) Great sharing!:)

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  11. irresistable...sarap magtusok-tusok sa kalye.

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  12. fishballs!!! may post ako about dyan ah, hehe

    :))

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  13. Owgas! I really miss those street foods! Nag-crave ako bigla. Hahays...

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    1. Dali! Uwi ka ng Pilipinas, libre kita fishballs. haha! :p

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  14. gusto ko talagan umatend ng Philippine Festivals. sana next year.

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  15. ang ganda ng mga photos! colorful, nakakagutom..

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  16. OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! Ang colorful ng pics mo sis! Looks so enticing. Galing!!! :)

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  17. gusto ko yung hotcakes. paborito ko yan!

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