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Kadayawan opens today Volume IV, No. 075 web portal: www.mindanaodailynews.com
By RUEL V. PELONE Managing Editor
THE celebration of the annual Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival will formally open today (August 17, 2015) with the holding of an Ecumeni-
cal Mass from 4:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon at the Rizal Park, Davao City. The Kadayawan Street Party will also open at the San Pedro Square from 8 to 12 midnight after the 30th Kadayawan sa Dabaw
AboutKadayawan THE Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting “Madayaw,” from the Dabawenyo word “dayaw”, meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living. It is held every third week of August. History It was said that, long time ago, Davao’s ethnic tribes residing at the foot of Mount Apo would converge during a bountiful harvest. This ritual serves as their thanksgiving to the gods particularly to the “Manama” (the Supreme Being). Various farming implements, fruits, flowers, vegetables, rice and corn grains were displayed on mats as villagers give their respect and thanks for the year’s abundance. Singing, dancing and offerings to their divine protectors are the highlights of this ritual. Although times have changed, this practice of thanksgiving or “pahinungod” is still very much practiced by modern day Davaoeños. This tradition flourished and evolved into an annual festival of thanksgiving. In the 1970s, Mayor Elias B. Lopez, a Bagobo, initiated tribal festivals featuring the Lumad and the Muslim tribes of Davao City where they See about, page A8
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Festival officially opens at the San Pedro Square at 6 p.m. today (August 17, 2015) spearheaded by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The party continues on August 18 with the See KADAYAWAN, page A8
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Davao City ready for festivities DAVAO City––Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, chair of the tourism committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Davao bared the plan to expand more the Araw ng Dabaw celebration given
the large number of visitors who witness the event. He said even the space of the current stage at the Rizal Park has been enlarged four times its current size to accommodate more people.
Alejandre said part of the modifications is the transfer of the venue of the Mutya ng Dabaw search from the Davao City Sports and Recreation Center or
TO show the true magnitude of Dutertistas in the Mindanao area, supporters of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for president will stage a big rally in Cagayan de Oro this week.
“Dutertista” is a term coined by the maverick mayor himself, which refers to persons who keep on pushing him to run for president this coming 2016. Among the growing list
of Dutertistas are prominent political personalities like former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Jr., his son Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III,
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Duterte for president gaining more supporters in Negros, Mindanao
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My City, My SM, My Crafts
Mandaya and modern art in Lanang
Davao has an enchanting and brilliant tapestry of harmony, woven from the diverse cultural threads of its people – the migrant settlers from all over the country, as well as the numerous indigenous communities who continue to live centuries ago. The colorful artistic heritage of Davao can be found in the rich culture of its indigenous communities – the Bagobos, the Mandayas, the Mansakas, the Atas, the Kalagans, the Tagakaolos, and the Mangguangans. At the same time, no other city effortlessly
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The My Crafts launch was graced by members of Davao’s cultural communities: the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Rican Calig-onan (left), the Mandaya Tribe and the Pantukan, Compostela Valley Council of Women consisting of Mansaka and Kagan Tribes led by Pantukan Mayor first lady Thelma Yugo (5th from left, first row). They are shown with SM SVP for Marketing Millie Dizon. photo supplied
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