Davao City is the land of the majestic Philippine Eagles and mouth-watering Durian. KADAYAWAN is a festivity of life and thanksgiving for the plentiful gifts of nature and peaceful living. It derives from the pleasant Dabawenyo greeting, "Madayaw". Dayaw means good, precious, and beautiful. So, if Madayaw is an adjective , Kadayawan is a nown, as in goodness or honesty.
The festival is celebrated every 3rd week of August. Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan ( Street Dancing) and Pamulak sa Kadayawan (Floral Float Parade) are the main highlights of the 26th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. It showcased the different colors, cultures and traditional dances of the different tribes of Davao and Mindanao as they paraded along the city.
Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan is a street dance competition participated by different schools in their colorful tribal costumes and jewels.
Pamulak sa Kadayawan is a floral float parade aside from the fresh flowers, they include also fresh fruits.
Duaw!Come and visit Davao.
Duyog!Celebrate with us.
Duyog!Celebrate with us.
3 Comments
hi anciro, wow they really do up the float- must be a big float, looking from the durian size. very colorful and very merry. i guess there lots people selling lots of food too :)
ReplyDeleteKADAYAWAN festival sounds really great. I love to be the part of the culture and festival during my travel time. The captures are really colorful and shows the different aspect of the culture. I like this post.
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting post.. I have never seen such festival before and I wish I could be there enjoying it.. I will look forward to it in the year 2012
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