There are many festivals in Negros Occidental and one of those is the
Sinulog Festival in the City of Kabankalan. Celebrated during 3rd week
of January. This Festival honors the Patron Saint (Sto. Nino) they dance
as a ritual that they believe as acceptance of Christianity.
The most fun part in this festival is the
"Bulinganay" it is a tradition of the festival, they mix a coal with
water or oil creating black mixture that they rub to the faces of every
individual thay they see in streets.
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As opening of the festival there is an fireworks display.
Udyakan sa Kabankalan, it is a presentation of the history, culture
through songs, dances and also drama.
There are
many activies in the festival such as Beauty Pageant called "Lin-ay
Sang Kabankalan" (Sinulog Queen) where you can see the beautiful ladies
of Kabankalan City, competing for their beauty and brain.
There's also an Fireworks display competiton. Battle
of the Bands that was participated by different groups of musicians
from Kabankalan. Mardigras parade, just like they are competing for
their costumes with the participants enjoying the street dancing. And
the most awaited event is the Grand Tribal Competition, held at the
Kabankalan City Public Plaza, it as a native dance competition, the
participants came from different Barangays in Kabankalan City they call
those groups as "Tribu" (Tribe) . They dance just like interpreting
their beliefs.
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