Festivals

Festivals
in
Agusan del
Sur
The never-forgotten and breath-taking
sceneries – the Managong Falls ofSibagat,Binaba,
Bega, Tugunan Falls of Prosperidad, Pingyan Falls

at Rosario, Dumanon Falls at Trento, Bolong-
Bolongan and Papag II Falls of Bunawan, MOtong
falls at La Paz and Mining Kalong Falls at San
Luis. Mt. Diwata Hot and Cold Spring Springs
located in San Francisco. Marble Mountain and
Marble Cave with green waters at Veruela and the
underground river of Tumuahon Cave in Rosario
make the province another paradise land of the
Philippines.
Its hundred lakes and rivers are fishing
enclaves and its plains, rolling terrain and
mountain ranges have varied and abundant
mineral deposits of gold, silver, nickel, ore and
manyothers.
Agusan Del Sur is one of the richest
provinces in the Philippines when it comes to
agricultural and mineral resources.
Agusan Del Sur initially unveils her secrets of
pristine panorama where man can commune
ultimately with God and Nature.
Naliyagan Festival
Naliyagan Festival is Agusan del Sur’s province-wide
festivity which coincidentally starts on June 12 which is the
Philippine Independence Day and culminates on the
Foundation Anniversary on June 17. Incepted in 1993
during the incumbency of the late Gov. Democrito O.
Plaza, the festival is recognition of the Manobo people’s
loyalty to their tribal leader Datu Lipus Makapandong.
Naliyagan is a Manobo word which means “the chosen
one” or “the most loved one”. It is a weeklong celebration
of socio-cultural and arts exposition of indigenous tribes in
the entire Agusan valley and displaying their skills and
culture through ritual activities, exhibit of native products,
ethnic games and a host of sporting tournaments and
special events.
The festival depicts the Agusanon’s culture and
heritage. Natives from far-flung places usually come down
and display their skills through tribal dances and rituals. A
trade fair displaying the provinces cottage industries also
takes place in Naliyagan Cultural Center Grounds at the
Gov. D. O. Plaza Government Center, Prosperidad.
Naliyagan festival is a day of thanksgiving among the
natives for the bounties received for the year. Thus, they
bring in during the festival their agri-industrial products for
the people in the valley to buy and savor.
Manobo elders of Agusan del Sur chose the word
“Naliyagan” which means the chosen one, the most loved
one.
Kahimunan Festival
This festival is the
province's own version of the
Sinulog Festival of Cebu. It is
celebrated on the first Sunday
of January in the town of
Bayugan. The major attraction
of the fiesta is the liveliest
street dancing that features
the tribal life of Agusan del
Sur.
Santikan Festival
The name of the festival is a
Manobo word means striking two
hard objects to make fire, which is
common to the different
competitions in the festival.
Manobo is one the native tribes
who live in the province. The
festival is held during the month of
June in the town of Trento.
Diwata Festival
The Diwata festival is celebrated
every June and is held in San
Francisco. It features the Manobo
culture and traditions of Agusan
del Sur. The main attraction in the
celebration is street dancing that
brings life to the festival. The
celebration is also a celebration of
the foundation anniversary of San
Francisco.
Angot Festival
Another yearly celebrated festival is the Angot
Festival on this province capital town,
Prosperidad. This festivity is annually
performed on 28th day of September during
the town Fiesta in honor of St. Michael the
Archangel, the Patron Saint of Prosperidad.
Angot is characterized by a ritual called “bat-
ad”. The ritual is usually performed by a
babaylan, a well-respected faith-healing old
man in the village. Bat-ad is an offering of food
to Angot or Ompo, the god of abundant
harvest, which includes a plate of rice, a boiled
egg, broiled mudfish, a white wine and a
mama. After the ritual, all villagers join
together for a merry-making. Angot means “a
thanksgiving ritual for the abundant harvest”.
Taphagan Festival
Santa Josefa, a municipality of the province of
Agusan del Sur, Philippines celebrates its Taphagan
Festival every year particularly at end of March.
Santa Josefa, an ecotourism municipality that
incorporates the promotion of their tourism with the
preservation and promotion of its discrete culture, and
with a noticeable endorsement to practice agricultural-
business among the people of Santa Josefa.
Considering that Santa Josefa is a vast land for
planting crops like corn, rice, coconut, calamansi,
calamansi juice (SJ mansi) and many more, the people
of Santa Josefa are encouraged to think out of the box-
to generate new kinds of innovations that would cater
more source of income and to hopefully result in an
increase in employment.
Majority of the people in the said municipality are
farmers, that is why Taphagan represents them as one
people with one culture. Long ago, the indigenous
people of Santa Josefa practiced Taphag rituals to
demonstrate how grateful they are for the abundance
they've received. Taphag rituals are anciently led by
Babaylans, a religious leader.
Umajam Festival
The purpose in celebrating the Umayam Festival
is to give more meaning and glory in order to achieve
to success. The Umayam Festival is through boat
competition in any manner that will suit to customs
and tradition of the people of Loreto. For how many
decade we made sacrifices in commuting just to reach
our point of destination because pump boat was the
only available in times of need especially on
emergency cases and Umayam river is our main
passage. We believe that Umayam Festival will give
additional victory which highlight the affair as the
hope and aspiration of our people and it will be
implanted in their hearts and minds and never be
forgotten in the next generation to come. Source:
Municipal Ordinance No. 010-05
The true and original word is spelled and read as
“Umajam” and not the present Umayam hence, it will
do more justice to the history of the town if the original
and true word is used which is derived from the
longest river in the Municipality – The Umajam River.
Source: Municipal Ordinance No. 039-2016
Kadujawan Festival

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