Friday, October 8, 2010

Sagingan Festival in Tubod Lanao del Norte every October

Sagingan Festival is a feast in honor of San Isidro Labrador held 17th of October every year at Tubod, Lanao del Norte. This festival is a thanksgiving celebration for rich harvest of the banana fruit. Participants in this event wears costumes made of Banana.
The Sagingan Festival served not only as a source of entertainment among people but also helped in the promotion of economic activity. Not only did the people enjoyed dancing on the street wearing colorful costumes decorated with banana leaves and banana fruits but their produce were sold to interested buyers as well.
The festival features numerous activities included Banana Food Festival, Agro Trade Fair, Best Karomata (wagon) Contest, and the "Pinaka" Contest wherein the biggest among the different varieties of banana in the municipality was awarded. Search for the Mutya ng Sagingan, Street Dancing Competition, Folk Dance Competition, and Sports Competition were also held.

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