MAGSAYSAY, Davao del Sur, Aug. 7 – Preparations are underway for
the next month’s 8th Kialegnon Festival, a weeklong celebration of the town’s
cultural richness and abundance of harvest.
In a meeting Wednesday afternoon, festival organizers and
coordinators agreed to hold the festival from September 23 to 28, 2015 where
the opening program dubbed as Panagtagbo (Convergence) will take place for the
first time at a far-flung B’laan village in Upper Asbang-Elok, Barangay
Tagaytay, this town.
The area is promoted to be the next tourist destination in the
southern part of Davao del Sur since almost 100 percent of residents are
B’laans, who welcome visitors in their tribal dances in tune with the symphony
of “faglong, agong and kulintang” instruments.
It is also home of seven cascading falls, cave and a lake, all
of which can be reached through a two-hour uphill and downhill trek.
On the second day which is designated as Farmers’ Day, farmers
will be showcasing MagRice (Magsaysay Rice), the organically-produced rice,
which is now making a name not just locally but nationally since it was already
recognized and awarded as the top One Town One Product (OTOP) in the Davao
region and second in the entire Mindanao.
Other products like fruits, vegetables and high-valued crops
will be on display at the Organic Trading Post (OTP) for the consumption of the
buying public.
Inter-barangay competition of traditional games like “karang”
race, royal dama, chariot race, among others will also take center stage on the
third day during the whole day activities while on the night time it will be
the finals of the 3rd Tingog sa Kialeg, which is the town’s version of The
Voice Philippines Kids Edition.
The “Hiyas sa Kialeg”, the search for most talented, brainy and
beautiful woman from the B’laan and Bagobo tribes, the town’s dominant tribal
groups, will be the highlight on the night of Day 6.
On the culmination day, the “Kialegnong Parada” a contest of
best-dressed group of teachers and carabao floats will be marching on the major
thoroughfares of Poblacion area that would surely be a crowd-drawer.
Mayor Arthur Davin assured to make this year’s festival to
be more festive and entertaining. (CDIO-Magsaysay/Anthony S. Allada)
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