Dolores, Abra to hold first “Sakuting’ Festival on May 5- 7
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by Lito Dar
After the successful staging of the first ‘Miki’ festival in Bangued, the municipality of Dolores will be bringing in the second town festival of Abra with its first ‘Sakuting’ festival scheduled on May 5 to 7.
In a Kapihan forum Thursday at the Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR) Regional Office, Dolores Mayor Robert Victor Seares Jr. personally headed a team to promote their first ‘Sakuting’ festival to the city of Baguio and the rest of the Cordillera.
According to Seares, the quiet town of Dolores, which is 20 minutes drive from the capital town of Bangued, is a fifth town municipality with 15 barangays, a population of about 11,000 and whose primary source of income is agriculture.
Seares stressed that through the Sakuting festival, they hope to promote the tourism sector of town which also has other key scenic places likes caves and an underground river to offer visitors and tourists. “From the Poblacion, our underground river is just 30 minutes away,” Seares said.
Meantime, Festival Coordinator and consultant Ian Alcanzaren Jr, who is one of the minds behind Bangued’s Miki Festival, explained that ‘Sakuting’ is a dance which basically originated in Dolores. “It was originally an all-male dance performance presenting a mock fight between Ilocano Christians and non-christians using sticks,” Alcanzaren said.
“Through the Sakuting, which is traditionally performed during Christmas at the town plaza or throughout the town, we also hope to build up and nourish the great cohesion and strengthen the relationship among the people of Dolores,” Alcanzaren added.
The Sakuting festival, with its theme, ‘Solidarity is the foundation of a strong community’ also aims to promote and modify various approach of dancing the ‘Sakuting’ and through the said dance, which by tradition underlies the sense of unity, cooperation and involvement, also hope to renew the spirit of Bayanihan among Ilocanos.
The Sakuting Festival will kick-off on April 15 with the highlights to be celebrated on May 5 to 7. Scheduled activities include: sports competitions, the Search for Ms. Dolores, local product booths, civic parades, cooking competition, the ‘Dolores got Talent’ competition, and a ‘Karambola (cockfight), among others.
On May 7, there will be a Eucharistic celebration and a grand parade which will be highlighted with a
‘Sakuting’ street dancing and dance showdown, in the morning and to be followed by a barangay night with a ballroom dance competition. (PIA CAR)
After the successful staging of the first ‘Miki’ festival in Bangued, the municipality of Dolores will be bringing in the second town festival of Abra with its first ‘Sakuting’ festival scheduled on May 5 to 7.
In a Kapihan forum Thursday at the Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR) Regional Office, Dolores Mayor Robert Victor Seares Jr. personally headed a team to promote their first ‘Sakuting’ festival to the city of Baguio and the rest of the Cordillera.
According to Seares, the quiet town of Dolores, which is 20 minutes drive from the capital town of Bangued, is a fifth town municipality with 15 barangays, a population of about 11,000 and whose primary source of income is agriculture.
Seares stressed that through the Sakuting festival, they hope to promote the tourism sector of town which also has other key scenic places likes caves and an underground river to offer visitors and tourists. “From the Poblacion, our underground river is just 30 minutes away,” Seares said.
Meantime, Festival Coordinator and consultant Ian Alcanzaren Jr, who is one of the minds behind Bangued’s Miki Festival, explained that ‘Sakuting’ is a dance which basically originated in Dolores. “It was originally an all-male dance performance presenting a mock fight between Ilocano Christians and non-christians using sticks,” Alcanzaren said.
“Through the Sakuting, which is traditionally performed during Christmas at the town plaza or throughout the town, we also hope to build up and nourish the great cohesion and strengthen the relationship among the people of Dolores,” Alcanzaren added.
The Sakuting festival, with its theme, ‘Solidarity is the foundation of a strong community’ also aims to promote and modify various approach of dancing the ‘Sakuting’ and through the said dance, which by tradition underlies the sense of unity, cooperation and involvement, also hope to renew the spirit of Bayanihan among Ilocanos.
The Sakuting Festival will kick-off on April 15 with the highlights to be celebrated on May 5 to 7. Scheduled activities include: sports competitions, the Search for Ms. Dolores, local product booths, civic parades, cooking competition, the ‘Dolores got Talent’ competition, and a ‘Karambola (cockfight), among others.
On May 7, there will be a Eucharistic celebration and a grand parade which will be highlighted with a
‘Sakuting’ street dancing and dance showdown, in the morning and to be followed by a barangay night with a ballroom dance competition. (PIA CAR)
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