Banaue Imbayah festival promises culture and fun
Posted on | Saturday, 9 April 2011 | No Comments
by Lito Dar
“Come and visit our Imbayah festival in Banaue, Ifugao this April 26 to 29 and experience our culture, native games, songs, and native products, in addition to our rice terraces.”
This was the invitation extended by Mayor Jerry Dalipog to the public as well as to the people of Banaue, who are now residing in Baguio or elsewhere in the country, during a media forum at the Department of Tourism Regional Office here, last week.
According to Banaue Ifugao Councilor Jun Dumar, the Imbayah festivities will kick-off on April 17, with the “nabah” - a nine consecutive nights of Imbayah merry making, dancing, and chanting.
On April 23 to 25, Banaue will also offer local and foreign tourists alike with an Eco-tour Trekking Challenge, which will bring participants to cultural villages of the municipality, wherein aside from the adventure and great view of the rice terraces, local communities are also preparing different ethnic activities such as rice wine making and stone walling for visitors to witness and experience.
Dumar also announced that the Imbayah ritual “baki” will be performed on the 25th, as the festivity highlights will be celebrated from April 26 to 29.
Dumar also stressed that the Imbayah festival usually showcases the indigenous sports of Banaue, but now more activities and events are added to ensure that local and visitors alike would surely enjoy the festivity.
Scheduled activities for April 26 are ethnic parade with street dancing followed by a program at the Market Plaza, a rice wine tasting contest, “hicha” (public lunch), backstrap weaving, and the start of the ethnic games competition.
On the 27th, there will be a street dancing completion, shooting competition, wood carving presentation, and a cultural dance, music, and instruments presentation.
For the 28th, a new game – “buttuan,” a marathon in g-string will be held, as well as the amateur boxing and taekwondo tournament, an exhibition game of volleyball in g-string and another cultural dance, music, instrument presentation. To highlight this festive day is the wooden scooter race which can only be seen in Banaue.
Closing the festivity on the 29th will be the catching of a greased native pig and the closing program and the awarding ceremony for the winners of the ethnic games. *(LD -PIA CAR)
“Come and visit our Imbayah festival in Banaue, Ifugao this April 26 to 29 and experience our culture, native games, songs, and native products, in addition to our rice terraces.”
This was the invitation extended by Mayor Jerry Dalipog to the public as well as to the people of Banaue, who are now residing in Baguio or elsewhere in the country, during a media forum at the Department of Tourism Regional Office here, last week.
According to Banaue Ifugao Councilor Jun Dumar, the Imbayah festivities will kick-off on April 17, with the “nabah” - a nine consecutive nights of Imbayah merry making, dancing, and chanting.
On April 23 to 25, Banaue will also offer local and foreign tourists alike with an Eco-tour Trekking Challenge, which will bring participants to cultural villages of the municipality, wherein aside from the adventure and great view of the rice terraces, local communities are also preparing different ethnic activities such as rice wine making and stone walling for visitors to witness and experience.
Dumar also announced that the Imbayah ritual “baki” will be performed on the 25th, as the festivity highlights will be celebrated from April 26 to 29.
Dumar also stressed that the Imbayah festival usually showcases the indigenous sports of Banaue, but now more activities and events are added to ensure that local and visitors alike would surely enjoy the festivity.
Scheduled activities for April 26 are ethnic parade with street dancing followed by a program at the Market Plaza, a rice wine tasting contest, “hicha” (public lunch), backstrap weaving, and the start of the ethnic games competition.
On the 27th, there will be a street dancing completion, shooting competition, wood carving presentation, and a cultural dance, music, and instruments presentation.
For the 28th, a new game – “buttuan,” a marathon in g-string will be held, as well as the amateur boxing and taekwondo tournament, an exhibition game of volleyball in g-string and another cultural dance, music, instrument presentation. To highlight this festive day is the wooden scooter race which can only be seen in Banaue.
Closing the festivity on the 29th will be the catching of a greased native pig and the closing program and the awarding ceremony for the winners of the ethnic games. *(LD -PIA CAR)
Category:
Ifugao
Leave a Reply