Tuesday, November 4, 2008

memoirs of comings and goings..

Last night i was thinking or just planning to tackle in my blog about my current Alma mater, HIC , and my Alma mater in high school, LNHS, because tomorrow i will be going to school for on going enrollment for second semester and i will be going also to Leyte National High School to acomplish some important school stuffs. Then when i woke up these morning my mother told me that she will be having a seminar and she will be coming home this, Friday, Nov. 07, 2008. And unfortunately she will bring the camera that i will be using for my blog. I quite feel so sad about that because i will need it to update my blogs with new pictures. That's why for the meantime here are some Events that are on going and are still happening here in Eastern Visayas. This will serve as my new contribution those people who want to explore Eastern Visayas.


EVENTS...
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January 15
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Sinulog sa Malitbog
Malitbog, Southern Leyte
[Religious street pageant as homage to the Holy Child Jesus.]

March 16
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Homonhon Landing
Homonhon, Eastern Samar
[Reenactment of the discovery of the Philippines by Magellan.]

Good Friday
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Pamalandong ha Palo
Palo, Leyte
[Dramatic reenactment of Christ's suffering on the cross.]

Black Saturday
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Turugpo
Brgy. Camansi, Carigara, Leyte
[Carabao(Water Buffalo) and horse fights.]

Easter Sunday
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Sunduan ha Carigara
Carigara, Leyte
[Cultural/ social activities and float parade.]

March 31
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Sinugdan (First Mass)
Limasawa, Southern Leyte
[The first Catholic Mass in the Orient is commemorated with anniversary program, songs, and dances.]

May 18
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Sanggutan Festival
Barugo, Leyte
[Honoring the age-old process of coconut wine making. A dance of the drinkers.]

May 25
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Pahoy, Pahoy
Calbiga, Samar
[Grand parade of colorful scarecrows and street dance.]

May
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Santacruzan/ Flores de Mayo
Regionwide
[Month-long nightly procession to depict the search for the cross by the saintly Queen Helena. Procession of children bearing flowers.]

June 19
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Lingganay Festival
Alang-alang, Leyte
[Street pageant depicting the legendary and mythical story of the bells.]

Bagulan Festival
Paranas, Samar
[Merry-making after a good coconut harvest.]





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June 27(movable)
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Kasadya-an Festival
Tacloban City
[Leyte's festival of festivals.]





June 28
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Subiran Regatta
Tacloban City
[Exciting race of native sailboats with outriggers displaying seamanship.]




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June 29
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Sangyaw Festival
Tacloban City
[Street pageantry and contest focusing on the Leyteños' old custom of tattoing signifying courage and status in the community.]




Balyuan
Balyuan Tower, Tacloban City
[Ceremonial exchange of images of the Holy Child between Leyte and Samar.]

June 30
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Sto. Niño de Leyte Fiesta
Tacloban City
[Jubilation on the recovery of Tacloban's patron saint which was lost at sea in 1955. Fluvial procession, social, cultural, religious activities are held.]

August 11
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Kaadlawan Han Samar
Catbalogan, Samar
[Festivities to commemorate the foundation day of Samar.]

Hulatan Festival
Julita, Leyte
[Depicts the historical events which led to the creation of the municipality.]

August 14
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Pasaka Festival
Tanauan, Leyte
[Religious homage and cultural dance parade.]

August 15
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Lubi-lubi Festival
Calubian, Leyte
[A lively festival focusing on the coconut tree and its uses.]

August 19
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Buyogan Festival
Abuyog, Leyte
["Buyog" (bees) dancers depict the origin of the town name in a well choreographed dance.]

August 20
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Bankaton
Lavezares, Northern Samar
[Exciting motorboat race.]

September(movable)
World Tourism day
Tourism Quiz
Tacloban City
[Regional inter-high school tourism quiz.]

September 1-8
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Surakiki Festival
Calbayog City
[A dance inspired by the movement of the cock.]

September 7
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Padul-ong
Borongan City
[Pageant relating how the Lady of Nativity became the patroness of Borongan.]

September 28
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Balangiga Incident
Balangiga, Eastern Samar
[The 1901 Philippine-American encounter is commemorated through a pageant as a reminder of the Filipinos' quest for freedom.]

BaniganKawayan Festival
Basey, Samar
[Street dance showcasing the banig (mat) and bamboo (kawayan) as truly unique to basey.]

October 20
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Leyte Gulf Landing Anniversary
Palo and Dulag, Leyte
[Commemorative program and parade marking the anniversary of the landing in the Leyte of the Allied Forces of Liberation.]

December 6-January 6
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Karisyohan Han Pasko Ha Palo
[A festival to preserve the beautiful old-fashioned Filipino tradition of celebrating Christmas.]

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2 comments:

  1. First mass in Limasawa Island?

    The so-called "first mass" was held at an island named "Mazaua" (Italian/French spelling for a vernacular word "masawa" which is Butuanon for brilliant light). Five eyewitnesses wrote on the Mazaua incident, Antonio Pigafetta, Gines de Mafra (who revisted the island in 1543), Francisco Albo, The Genoese Pilot, and Martin de Ayamonte.

    The "Limasaua" story was written only in 1667, almost one and a half century after the Mazaua incident. You can read the original Spanish text of this 3-paragraph story by Fr. Francisco Combes, S.J., at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=philamer;cc=philamer;q1=Limasaua;rgn=full%20text;idno=ahz9273.0001.001;didno=ahz9273.0001.001;view=image;seq=134. The English translation of the 3 paragraphs by Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, S.J., may be read at http://books.google.com/books?id=NbG7kHtBma8C&pg=PA1&dq=First+mass+in+Limasawa&ei=6w27SZi7IoLKlQS8neDVAg#PPA4,M1.

    After reading Bernad's translation, let me ask you the following:

    1. Is there any reference to an Easter mass or whatever mass in the Limasaua story?

    2. Is Limasaua the island where Magellan and his fleet anchored from March 28 to April 4, 1521?

    If you want to know the factual story of the first mass, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_mass_in_the_Philippines

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  2. Limasawa is where Where "first mass" was held?

    The Easter mass held on March 31, 1521 occurred at an island named "Mazaua", spelling of a vernacular word, "masawa" which is found only in Butuanon and its derivative language, Tausug.

    The word "Limasawa" entered geographical and religious thinking only in 1667 in a book by Fr. Francisco Combes, S.J.

    You can read the original Spanish text of this 3-paragraph story by Fr. Francisco Combes, S.J., at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=philamer;cc=philamer;q1=Limasaua;rgn=full%20text;idno=ahz9273.0001.001;didno=ahz9273.0001.001;view=image;seq=134. The English translation of the 3 paragraphs by Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, S.J., may be read at http://books.google.com/books?id=NbG7kHtBma8C&pg=PA1&dq=First+mass+in+Limasawa&ei=6w27SZi7IoLKlQS8neDVAg#PPA4,M1.

    After reading Bernad's translation, let me ask you the following:

    1. Is there any reference to an Easter mass or whatever mass in the Limasaua story?

    2. Is Limasaua the ialand where Magellan and his fleet anchored from March 28 to April 4, 1521?

    If you want to know the factual story of the first mass, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_mass_in_the_Philippines. You can also go direct to the primary accounts at http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=sea&cc=sea&idno=sea061&q1=Junk+of+Ciama&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=17. For the Gines de Mafra eyewitness account, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:First_mass_in_the_Philippines#The_account_of_Gin.C3.A9s_de_Mafra. And for Martin de Ayamonte, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_de_Ayamonte

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