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Kalivungan Festival

PUBLISHED April 26, 2015

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIANO SAYNO

Kalivungan is a generic term among most southern indigenous linguistic groups, which may either mean a special thanksgiving gathering, or convergence of tribes to resolve community concerns, or as communal celebration of good harvest and peace in the community.

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Sagayan Festival

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Sambuokan Festival

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Sambuokan Festival

Sambuokan Festival” came from Mandaya word “sambuok”, meaning unity and oneness. It is a thanks-giving for bountiful harvest and community progress.

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Meguyaya Festival

Amidst the diversity among the tribes in Southern Philippines, the T’durays and the Moslems lived harmoniously in the town of Nangi, Upi, Maguindanao for many years. When Christians emigrated to the town years later, they were able to forge peace and enjoy the abundant resources of the locality.

Timpuyog Festival

Timpuyog is an Ilokano word that means “gathering and working together towards one accord for the common good.” Timpuyog Festival celebrates unity among the townspeople. Some of the highlights of the events were agri-trade fair, musikahan at the baywalk, …

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Timpuyog Festival

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Sagayan Festival

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