Happy Kadayawan Festival 2013 - Davao City | Philippines
Every third week of August, Davao City comes alive as it gives thanksgiving for the blessings of nature’s bounty with its flowers, fruits and culture.
It is a colorful tapestry of color, culture, traditions, bountiful harvest from the rich earth and people.
The week-long celebration starts with the tri-peoples of Mindanao all joined in prayer.
The Agri-trade Fair showcases the products of Davao Region like ornamental plants, orchids in bloom, bonsai display and handicrafts.
And when night falls, food stalls from the different restaurants come together to offer the different gastronomic delights of Davao City.
At the end of the week, contingents from all over the Philippines compete for its Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan or dancing in the streets for the plum prize of hundreds of thousands of pesos.
Each contingent essays the different stories and legends of the native peoples of Mindanao through dance.
Ten tribes--- Ata, Matigsalug, Ovu-Manuvo, Klata-Djangan, Tagabawa, Tausug, Maguindanao, Maranao, Kagan, and Sama are the ethnic groups that comprise the 10 different tribes of Davao City.
Their costumes are a myriad of hues from the different colors of the tribes. Each step in their choreography tells a story. Each chant echoes a tale.
It’s a step to learning and relearning the culture while enjoying the revelry.
On the last day, different shapes of floral floats laden with fresh blooms and fruits parade in the city streets while drum and bugle corps' from the city’s schools plays music for the floral float parade.
One whole week of revelry… 7 days of Davao culture… Ensuring, Enduring Goodness… Kadayawan 2013!
Photos by Dennis Tan.
How To Get There:
From Manila, Davao City is an hour and 40 minutes by plane and 3 days and 2 nights by land and sea. PAL flies daily to Davao City from Manila and Cebu. Taxi Flag down rate is Php40.
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