The guys on the tiny colorful canoes were the contestants on the boat racing, apparently (I didn't stick around to the actual event. Was still sleepy so I went home after I took a couple of shots.)
Abayan Festival is a Butuan celebration in honor of the Patroness of Agusan river Santa Anna. It is held every last Sunday of July. It is said that this celebration started as a way to drive the "demons" that lived on the river-- the crocodiles. This happened around the 17th- 18th century, the time where crocodiles had still inhabited the river.
Today there was a fluvian parade (Which I think means, a river parade), boat racing, mass and other activities.
This is a cool link for more info on this subject.
2 comments:
Great shots, thanks for sharing them and the story.
I've read a lot about Mindanao, but never on a personal, 'everyday' level, so I'm enjoying your blog very much!
wow! Layrayski! Parang ang saya naman po ng festival na yan! I love races pa naman jejeje
I'm back after a long time of silence. naku hanggang ngayon po ay wala padin kaming net! nakakainis jejeje pero nakapagpost po ako ngayon. dito ako netshop!
Recollection namin bukas! Have a great week po!
Steven^^
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