Kasanggayahan Festival 2023 - Historico-Cultural Street Dance Competition

Taken on October 10, 2023 at Sorsogon Provincial Capitol Park from 5:28pm to 9:30pm.

The province of Sorsogon was known to be the land of Kasanggayahan (means "a life of peace, progress, and prosperity"). The contingents from different municipalities will present food, products, tourism, history, and diverse culture of Sorsogon:

00:00 Gayond Ciudad Festival
(A non-competing contingent)
📍 Sorsogon City
🥁 Oragon Drumbeaters
Pili trees are not the only thing that makes the Sorsogn known. Their old & new tourist attractions and their cultural heritage "Pantomina"(a Bicolano wedding dance that copies the movement of doves) are also known.

06:24 Padaraw Festival
- Integrated Group of Performing Arts Workshop Bulan
📍Bulan, Sorsogon
Refers to "daraw" or school of fish which is interpreted as unity.

13:33 Ginubat Festival
📍Gubat, Sorsogon
🥁Gubatnon Drumbeaters
Based on a local legend on how the villagers were attacked by a half-human half-bird monster "Tagulipnan", and how it was slain.

21:11 Parau Festival (Champion)
- Parau Street Dancers
🥁Adlibitum Percussions and the Locals of Pilar
📍Pilar, Sorsogon
The town was named after it's patron saint "Our Lady of the Pillar" handed down by the spaniards. Through it's history, the town was known on making sailboats and an alternative port for the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade. It was also one of the victims of moro pirate attacks.

28:57 Paray/Hin-ay Festival
- Gallanosa National High School
📍Brgy. San Pedro, Irosin, Sorsogon
"Paray" is a bicol irosin term for rice. The town was dubbed the rice granary of Sorsogon because of its bountiful harvest it contributes. It also celebrates the town's patron St. Michael the Archangel's victory over Satan and his angels.

36:00 Butanding Festival
📍Donsol, Sorsogon
Known for their tourist attraction "butanding". The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature tagged Donsol as the whale shark hotspot on Earth.

43:46 Bulusan Festival
📍 Bulusan, Sorsogon
🥁Tribu Bulusan / El Maica'i de Oragon Drumbeaters
The story tells about Bulusan, Aguingay, and their baby's death being a victim of a false narrative made by Casiguran who is jealous of the married couple. Soon, justice was served against him after the villagers knew the truth.

51:08 Barcelona's Hinguha Festival
📍 Barcelona, Sorsogon
🥁Tribu Uragon
Barcelona originated from a small tribal settlement of hunters and fishermen located at the delta of Danlog River. Spaniards invaded the settlement and named it "Barcelona" after a capital town of Catalina, Spain. The glory of the Spanish conquest left an indelible imprint in the culture of the people, to their religion, and traditions.

58:30 Magalleones Festival
📍 Magallanes, Sorsogon
Portrays the town's history on ship-building and the first christian mass in the Luzon Mainland. It did not avoid becoming a victim of moro pirate attacks since the town's Astillero in Bagatao Island was a stop-over of galleons coming from Mexico.

1:05:33 Gugurang Festival (1st Runner-up)
📍 Casiguran, Sorsogon
🥁Some Members of Oragon Drumbeaters & Tribu Legazpiño
The name is a corruption of the word "casi gurang", meaning "almost old", but that's not where the festival and the town got it's name from. Gugurang or coloquially known as "kagurangnan"(means God) was the one used during those times because the spanish noticed that the locals abode to the god or gods.

1:12:51 Busaingan Festival (2nd Runner-up)
📍Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon
🥁Some members of Pintig & the Locals of Sta. Magdalena
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1:19:52 Unod Festival
📍Castilla, Sorsogon
🥁Tribu Tambulero
"Unod" means rootcrops, although, the festival also promotes products, and culture of Castilla.

1:27:19 Kaligay Festival
- Tribong Buntogan
📍Prieto-Diaz, Sorsogon
“Kaligay” is an indigenous sea shell along with it's craft industry are well-known in this municipality.

1:34:49 GuJuban Festival
📍Juban, Sorsogon
🥁Pintig
Known in the local history as the place where they "gujub" (grove) milipili trees and use it's sap as lighting during the night.

Taken from various sources on the internet, and from the Sorsogon Provincial Library thanks to Ma'am Lorelyn L. Locaba for assistance.

Written on October 11, 2023
Edited on November 19, 2023