BYAHILO in Panaad sa Negros 2009 and Dinagyang Send-off Party for Aliwan Fiesta!
Posted by on April 16, 2009
I am scheduled to leave Manila today to witness the grand opening of the annual Panaad sa Negros 2009 in Bacolod City and the Traditional Send off Party of Iloilo City for Tribu Kasag and Dinagyang Festival as they journey to Manila to compete in the annual Aliwan 2009.
Tribu Kasag of Kasadyahan Festival
The Send off Party will be held tomorrow after the 3PM Mass at the San Jose Parish. A streetdance will then follow leading to the Freedom Grandstand where the send off program will be held. Tribu Kasag from the town of Banate is representing the Kasadyahan Festival, while Tribu Paghidaet, for the second time around, is representing the Dinagyang Festival.
Kasadyahan is usually held on a Saturday before the Grand ati-ati contest of the Dinagyang Festival. Unlike the Dinagyang, Kasadyahan dancers do not paint themselves in black. Their music is varied and its theme varies from one group to another. Usually the festival champions of various towns of Iloilo compete at the Kasadyahan Festival.
Dinagyang Festival Entry to Aliwan 2009
From Iloilo I will then travel back to my dear hometown, Bacolod City to witness the grand opening of the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival.
Panaad is an Ilonggo term meaning a promise or vow. It is a yearly event gathering all the towns and cities in a week of fiesta celebration.
During the opening day, all the festivals of each towns and cities compete against each other to be proclaimed as the best festival of Negros Occidental. Also during the entire week-long celebration, trade fairs are held where products from the towns are readily available for sale. It is also a great occasion to promote the tourist potentials of each towns and cities.
There will also be a beauty pageant known as the Lin-ay sang Negros (Lady of Negros) where the beauty queen of each town and cities vie for the title to be come the province’s most fairest lady.
The Panaad sa Negros will be held from April 18-25 at the Panaad Sports and Stadium in Bacolod City.
