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Silak is the champion in the Ati-Atihan Competition Open
Category in the Kasadyahan Competition held last January
22 and 23.(Sun.Star Iloilo photo) |
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Dinagyang
is a festival as grand as Iloilo's churches
and old mansions. It features Iloilo's delectable
foods, kasadyahan and the Ati-Atihan competition.
The National Commission of Culture and Arts
has tagged Dinagyang as a festival of excellent
folk choreography.
When you celebrate Dinagyang in Iloilo City,
share your stories and pictures with us.
The Sun.Star website has devoted a whole
section to the celebration and a special
page for your experiences. Send us your
stories by filling up this form
or e-mailing your stories and your photos
to sunnex(at)sunstar(dot)com(dot)ph
and sunnex1(at)sunstar(dot)com(dot)ph.
Ari kamo
sa Iloilo, kadto kamo sa Dinagyang. Hala
Bira!
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January 24, 2005
Silak, Pag-asa, Pintados de Pasi tribes triumph
SEVEN
months of practice paid off for Tribu Silak (formerly Tribu
Lunok) when it was adjudged the champion in the Ati-Atihan
Competition Open Category.full
story
Past
winners talk about winning and miracles
FROM
1998 to 2001, Tribu Bola Bola was the champion in the Ati-Atihan
Competition's Open Category. After a year's absence, they
won in the Barangay Category in 2004.full
story
22 tribes to compete in Ati-atihan contest
TWENTY-two tribes
will participate in the Ati-atihan competition on January
23. Eighteen will compete in the Barangay Category while the
four, in the Open Category. full
story
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Dinagyang 2005 opening salvo |
The
birth and evolution of Dinagyang
THE root word is dagyang.
In Ilonggo, it means to make merry. Dinagyang is the
present progressive word of the Ilonggo word, meaning
making merry or merry-making.Attributed
now to the annual, socio-cultural-religious festival
of Iloilo City, the word Dinagyang was coined by an
old-timer, Ilonggo writer and radio broadcaster, the
late Pacifico Sumagpao Sudario, and first used to name
the festival when it was launched in 1977.more
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