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Sigpawan Festival

PUBLISHED April 8, 2007

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIANO SAYNO

Sigpawan Festival is celebrated during Easter Sunday, the festival’s highlight is the Fluvial procession along coastal areas of the town. The festival showcases the rich culture and natural resources of Lemery, with booths displaying a variety of the towns agricultural products, native delicacies and its famous sinaing na tulingan. Sigpaw is a small net with a handle that is used by fishermen to scoop fish and catch shrimps and small fry along the towns shorelines. Farmers also use it to pick fruits from trees.

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