Laguna Festivals - Festivals in Laguna to watch out for!
September 7, 2008 by admin
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Laguna Festivals - Festivals in Laguna to watch out for!
Plan a trip to Laguna! Here are the festivals that Laguna has to offer! Travel and experience Laguna at its best and explore other places of interest.
- Bangkero Festival
The Bangkero Festival was conceptualized in honor of the people who has worked hard to present the world their hometown’s natural wonder. Not minding the strong river current, these boatmen carry people to the site of the famous waterfall. It is just apt that the city government gives tribute to them through the Bangkero Festival.
- Ana Kalang Festival
The town of Nagcarlan, Laguna, supposedly got its name from the legendary head of the tribe before Christianity was brought to the Philippines- Ana Kalang.
This beautiful and capable leader, allegedly saw the Virgin Sta. Ana, who took the poison out of the lanzones fruit so that it can be edible, thus, the name Ana kalang Festival, in honor of the fruit which is one of the town’s main agricultural product.
- Coconut Festival
Coconut is one of the main products of the city. To make the most of the “Tree of Life”, and to show the world the talents and ingenuity of the local townsfolk, the Coconut Festival came into existence. The coco fest is held during the celebration of the city’s patron saint, St. Paul the First Hermit, which falls every 15th of January.
- Itik Festival
Victoria, Laguna is a small town and is the center of the duck industry in the province. In this regard, on the occasion of its 52nd year as a municipality, the local government launched the Itik Festival on November, 2002. The parade starts at Barangay Masapang where a giant duck monument is located going towards the town center. A search for Miss Victoria is also held and to make the occasion even more shining, a fireworks display to culminate it.
- Keso Festival
Kesong Puti is an authentic Filipino cheese which originated from Laguna. It is made from the freshest carabao’s milk and is made hard using a coagulating agent- either vinegar or rennet, which is part of the cow’s stomach. A small amount of salt is added to give it added flavor. It is said that kesong puti originated from Sta. Cruz, the reason why the municipal officials put up a festival in its honor.
- Pinya Festival
The Pinya Festival started in May, 2003 as the highlight in the celebration of the town’s fiesta, the feast of San Isidro Labrador. The festivities include Trade Fair Exhibit, Nightly Cultural Presentations, Culinary Contest, Search for Binibining Calauan, Grand Float Parade and Mardigras Street Dancing.
- Tsinelas Festival
Because of the thriving footwear industry, the local government, through the encouragement of the Southern Tagalog Tourism Council whose main concern is to develop tourism in Region IV through the implementation of FESTIVALS, conceptualize the Gat Tayaw Tsinelas Festival. The festival is dubbed as such in honor of the town’s founder-Gat Tayaw- and its major industry-tsinelas. Held in the Month of April.
- Turumba Festival
Turumba festival is in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows – Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba.“Virgin de Las Antiguas”. This is now the Image placed in a special nook at the Church Altar, the same image exulted in the Turumba festival during the “Lupi Season” in the months of March and April.
info courtesy of MSC Highschool
