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 I. FESTIVAL AND DANCES

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I.A. FESTIVALS
MANARAGAT FESTIVAL/ Manaragat is the local dialect for We have so many things to be Participating during class
TRIBU KATBALAUGAN fishermen. This festival honors St. proud of as Catbaloganons and discussion by applying what
Bartholomew as the miraculous Saint one of these is the Manaragat or the students learned through
who maintained the richness of Maqueda also known as Tribu actual performances
Bay as a major fishing ground of the Katbalaugan. In the festival, the Composition writing about the
province of Samar. Manaragat Festival is story of the fisherman’s daily Festival
interpreted by colors, dances and the quest for fish is retold by the Multi Media Advocacy
sound of drums that echos through the festive songs and dances to the
deep culture of the fishing industry that beat of the bamboo instruments.
stayed long in the history of This is celebrated annually and
Catbaloganons. (DOT, 2009) every time, the festivities really
The festival pay homage to the enjoy the Catbaloganons.
mangirisda who braves the elements, to It only reminds us that we
provide with our daily fare of fish, crabs should be thankful everytime we
and shrimps. celebrate this festival as it
Our history and culture intricately signifies another year of
revolves around the sea, its bounty, its prosperity and blessings.
people – the mangirisda. Catbalogan
recalls its beginnings from fisherman
from the nearby island of Buad who took
refuge in the coast lined by baluag shrubs
where they washed and dried their
pokots. (Maqueda, 1999)

MANORUMBOK FESTIVAL Manorumbok is one of the oldest yet We must learn to appreciate our Encourage the young
common way of catching fish of the most own native festival. We must be learners to appreciate and
Catbaloganon today. This way of fishing proud of this because it is our one be aware of our own native
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are common especially in the southern way of earning a living in our festival.
part of Maqueda Bay. locality. Writing a reflection
Poster making
The celebration of this manorumbok start
when the fisherman start to grab upward
the heavily loaded fishnet with big and
abundant catch of the day.

The fishermen who engage on this kind

of fishing style are using native made
boat and sea paddle as an instrument to
carry the “manurombok” to area where
they were be going to engage this kind of
fishing method.

Manorumbok fishing style is the most

common, the cleanest, the safest and
globally, environmentally friendly way of
catching fish in the whole maqueda bay.

MAYAHINI FESTIVAL Mayahini is a brown sea shells found in We must learn to appreciate our Encourage the young
Maqueda Bay. It is one of the popular own native festival. learners for them to be
products of Guinsorongan. Mayahini aware that we have our
Festival was first performed during the We must be proud of this because own native festival.
Catbalogan Town Fiesta Celebration it is one of our sea products in our
dated August 23-24, 2006. locality. Keep on searching about
our own festival so as to
Tha Mayahini Dance was done through improve it for us to share
imitating the movements of the mayahini, our talent.
how it was taken from the sea, sold and
processed.

The dancers use the shells of the

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Mayahini as their props and headdresser.
The drummers uses intruments.
SAPYAWAN FESTIVAL The Sapayawan Festival was organized Learners should feel proud, happy Learners should be active
by Fr. Roland Cajegas, former Parish and honoured of the Sapyawan participants of the
Priest of Brgy. Silanga. He gathered and Festival because it originated from Sapyawan Festival so that
encourange everyone specially the out of the barangay that they lived in. they can appreaciate and
school youth to participate in the said And learners should think that patronize it better, and also
festivals that are deeply rooted to the they are next in line to inherit this they can teach it to next
culture of the “Sulanganon”. Sulangan legacy that will be passed on to generation in the future.
inhabitants are well known Sapyawero the next generation to preserve the Participating in the said
“fishermen”. Fishing is the primary culture of barangay Silanga. festival, learners can relate
livelihood of the occupants of the it better through enactment
barangay. of what their forefathers
done during their times.
The learners should know the Sapyawan
Festival of the barangay, so that they will
understand the importance and meaning
of the festival to their lives and how it
became the festival of the barangay.
I.B. DANCES
CURACHA Curacha is a favorite and popular We are blessed with different Group Presentation
couple dance (“amenudo”) among the skills and we must treasure
Samareños especially for the them forever. In every special
Catbaloganons. It is a lively festival occasion, curacha became a
dance with movements that connote part of the program. We should
ideas of flirtation. There is a great think to enrich the said dance
diversity of steps depending upon the and participate if there is a
dancer’s spontaneous creative ability must because this shows how
and skill, and a good dancing couple cheerfull we, Catbaloganons
draws shouts of cheer and applause are.
from onlookers who voluntarily drop
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coins or paper bills known as gala on We must feel proud at first
a handkerchief (spread in the middle because we are dancing with
of the dance floor), as a gesture of joy and feel free to dance
appreciation for the couple. (Juan C. ‘curacha’ as performing the
Miel, Samar Folk Dances, 2008) said dance is ageless.
ISMAYLING Ismayling is a courtship dance. It Nowadays, courting a girl is Group Presentation
belongs to a type of the balitaw so done effortlessly. Let us think
popular in the Visayas wherein a that through a dance calles,
young man makes known his love ismayling, we can also show
towards a young woman by our love to a girl. We must
expressing it through the words of a think of old ways because those
song. (Juan C. Miel, Samar Folk were we started and we must
Dances, 2008) be proud of it.

JOTA HA KALIPAY “Jota Ha Kalipay” is a popular Jota Ha Kalipay is just one of Group Presentation
festival dance among the towns and the several festival dances here
barrios and Western Samar, especially in Samar and in Catbalogan, to
in the coastal towns of Catbalogan, be specific. As a native
Zumarraga, Villareal, and Talalora. It Catbaloganon, we should bear
is a native version, which the in mind that dances like Jota
common folks have adapted from the Ha Kalipay brings us closer to
original ‘Jota’. (Juan C. Miel, Samar the culture of our forefathers.
Folk Dances, 2008)

At present, it is still danced as an We also have to embrace the

“amenudo” in the fiestas, weddings, said dance so that we can
enrish or augment them. We
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and other socials, and has often been should feel that we are the ones
called Dance of Happiness. (Juan C. who should teach others if we
Miel, Samar Folk Dances, 2008) know the dance so that it can
be known to others as well.

KURADANG Kuradang is a lively popular dance in The fact the kuradang is a Group Presentation
the rural areas of Samar. It is a sort of combination of social and folk
a ‘ballroom folk dances’ because it dances, we can be more
combines basic social dancing steps attached with those kinds of
with folk dance steps. Kuradang also dance. We should think of the
serves as a good intermission number. best way to practice them and
(Juan C. Miel, Samar Folk Dances, feel like we are professionals
2008) because through this, we can
say that we are truly proud
Catbaloganon.

LA JOTA SAMAREÑA The jota dance was very popular in La Jota Samareña is a dance Group Presentation
the province of Samar during the which is influenced by the
Spanish period. In Catbalogan, it was Spaniards. This is performed of
originally danced by members of someone who is high profile
well-to-do families during special comes to a visit.
occasions such as the visit of high
government officials. Later it was This shows how hospitable and
adopted by the common folks with entertaining we are by
some slight modification and has welcoming them visitors not
spread throughout the province in just for food but also through
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different versions with the same dances.
music. (Juan C. Miel, Samar Folk
Dances, 2008) One must always think that we
are very grateful every time we
The music was very popular in the perform this dance as we
provinces of Aragon in Spain and was embrace the culture of Spain as
introduced into the province of Samar well as our own culture. We
by the Spanish settlers. The dance has must also be happy because we
retained some of the Spanish welcome with open arms the
influence and is characterized by culture of others.
stamping and whirling. At present, La
Jota is still dance at social gatherings
as an ‘amenudo’ or couple dance.
(Juan C. Miel, Samar Folk Dances,
2008) As human as we are, everyone
is bound to do greater things
which could unite us and this
might be through dancing.

SALAMPATI Salampati was derived from the Dances’ name could also be Group Presentation
Visayan word ‘sarapati’ which means derived from the animals. We
‘dove’. The dance purports to depict must think of something that
the movements of doves coquettishly will bring this dance into a
at play. This festival dance was very useful one. Although it became
popular in Catbalogan, Samar, during popular since the latter times of
the latter part of the Spanish regime. the Spanish regime, it also
(Juan C. Miel, Samar Folk Dances, taught the movements done by
2008) dove.