Festivities abound in the Islands Philippines, from Luzon to Visayas to Mindanao. I am a frequent spectator of Luzon's Panagbenga Festival having observed the parades in the last two years. This year however, my lakwatsero brothers Dong Ho, Scud and Jon decided to do a Davao City-General Santos trip. And in this trip, we were fortunate enough to witness the Kadsagayan Street Dancing in General Santos' Kalilangan Festival.Kalilangan is a Maguindanao dialect that translates to festivities. It is a commemoration of ethnic rites, rituals and traditions portrayed thru worships and dancing. And as in any other festivities, you will be amazed with the colors, costumes and beats of this festival.
And since General Santos City is known for its tuna and other sea products, this festival showcases a merry-mix of sea attires and Muslim-inspired costumes that are authentically Mindanao. Here as some shots:
Hats-off to these highschool and elementary performers who put on a very good show despite the scorching heat. Thank you also to GenSan Bloggers specially Sheng, Bariles, Orman and Ric for hosting us in the City. Thanks also to Chef Chriselda of Marasa Grill (marasagrill@yahoo.com/(083)304-5785) for the hearty lunch. Shout out also to Dona Mae of Piyesta and for the pinakurat treat. Until next time.
29 took the journey:
Great photos! I missed the Kalilangan twice in a row already! tsk tsk
Striking photos here!!! Thanks for this post!
Despite the short time, we had fun having you with us. Hope you could come back for the Tuna Festival from Sept 1-5, 2010!
Magandang GenSan!
By the way, my URL is www.gensantos.com. Hehehe! OUr lunch host was Marasa Grill and Festival Director Orman Manansala (www.gandaeversomuch.com). Thanks again!
nice post about the kalilangan!
thank you.
Looks fun. Hope to go there someday.
nice post!!! :) great photos!!!
Kaya pala wala ka sa Baguio. Mukhang mainit nga 'coz pawis na pawis si ate. Cool shots pa rin.
Great shots Oman, ang galing mo naman talaga. Thanks for visiting us during the Kalilangan Festival, till next time. You must stay longer!
ganda... love the explosion of yellow sa mga pics!!!
Beautiful shots! As always. Panahon na ng fiesta! Maguindanao yan? Nabother ako. hih
ang gandang house decor nung backpack! I want one of those.
kelan to?
lam mo ba oman the time that we were in gensan narecord yung pinakamainit na temperature for 2010 sa pinas sa gensan...kaya nagfestival din yung sunburns.heheheh
Hi Norman! WOW! Those colours are fantastic and the shots are perfect pro!! Congrats!! Love the blue fishes...
Blogtrotter 2 is still in Jamaica; reggae, but no rhum... Enjoy and have a great weekend!!
LS: What a beauty of a parade. Really like the group that honored the ocean.
Beautiful festival. So colorful.
Pretty little miss sure is pretty. Your country truly knows how to celebrate and have fun. The colors are just oh so vibrant.
Uy... oo nga. Believe or not, I was in Gen San a few months back :-D and obviously didn't catch this, unfortunately. But it's ok, these are great captures of the festival, parang nandoon na rin ako in the comfort of my living room. Sabi mo kasi mainit! hehe! Vibrant colors indeed! Hope to do this one day. I love festivals too. And maybe we'll bump into each other one of these days. :-P
happy fiests!
Sobra nga daw init that time bro. One of the hottest recorded according to the news. Buti na lang you are there to share the pics hehehe.
Grabe. napakacreative nila. fantastic!
Colorful street dancing.
Pwedeng-pwede ikumpara sa Dinagyang ng Iloilo! I'm sure it will be another tourist attraction of the Philippines!
Beautiful shots of festival. Very colorful.
Ganda ng mga costumes! Sa mga ganitong festivals, all out sila. Sa Dumaguete, I think every October ang Buglasan.
You have a great blog of our scenic and beautiful Philippines!
I'm really amazed by the colors! I loved this post. Thanks for sharing.
These are so vibrant, so full of color and excitement. Beautiful.
so colorful. Beautiful pics. looks like the festival depicts the various cultures of Mindanao.
Wonderful festivities and very colorful'
Excellent captures.
simula na uli ng mga fiesta sa buong pinas
yahoo
makulay...just another colorful festival there
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