What is the Festival in Silay City?
Hugyaw Kansilay Festival
Every 12th day of June, the city celebrates their annual festival called Hugyaw Kansilay Festival. The theme is derived from the story of Kansilay, which is also the origin of the city’s name. The festival reflects the growth of Silay; from a lowly pueblo to a city that can hold its own among the country’s best.
What is Hugyaw Kansilay festival?
The festival is an annual street dance competition wherein participants from 16 barangays or villages wear a colorful costumes made from indigenous materials while they performed gracefully and lively in the tune of Asenso Silay. The streets filled with a festive atmosphere as the crowd cheer for their own bet.
When did Silay become a city?
It was during the administration of Mayor Romulo Golez when Silay became a Chartered City on June 12, 1957 by virtue of House Bill No. 6069 sponsored by Congressman Carlos Hilado and Jose Puey. Silay City is composed of fourteen barangays each headed by a Barangay Captain under the Barrio Charter Republic Act No. 3590.
How many barangays are there in Silay City?
16 barangays
Barangays. Silay has 16 barangays as shown in the following table.
Which barangay in Silay where this festival is celebrated?
Barangay Balaring
It is Pagatpat Festival… a mangrove fiesta wherein Japanese visitors, residents of Silay, and lovers of the environment converge in Barangay Balaring, “the seafood capital” of Silay, to honor the role of mangroves in protecting our shoreline.
What is the Festival of Talisay City?
Minuluan Festival
Minuluan Festival – this is an annual culture and arts festival celebrating the unique identity of the Talisaynons. Held every September 4-10, it inspires the present generation with the cherished traditions and rich culture of the past and the bravery of its ancestors especially.
Which country is Silay City?
Philippines
Silay, city, northern Negros island, central Philippines. Situated on Guimaras Strait, just north of Bacolod, Silay is a busy commercial and fishing port and the site of a large sugar mill, which handles the crop of the Silay-Talisay area, one of the country’s leading sugarcane regions.
Is Silay volcano active?
Mount Silay is a stratovolcano and potentially active volcano located in Negros Island, in the Visayas area of the central Philippines.
What culture is Dinagsa festival?
Dubbed as Dinagsa Festival, was the brainchild of some of the members of the Samaria House Council of Cadiz City, a lay religious organization of the Catholic Church.”Dinagsa” was coined after an event in the past where several whales were drifted on the shores of the said city; the word “dagsa” means driftage.
Why Cadiz City is known as the city of whales?
Cadiz City is also known as the “City of Whales” in 1960 because a number of whales washed to its shores in several different historical events thus became an iconic image of the city.
What is the zip code of Silay City?
List of zip codes.
| Zip Code | Barangay | City |
|---|---|---|
| 6117 | Silay Hawaiian Central | Negros Occidental |
Where is Mount Silay?
Negros Island
Mount Silay is a stratovolcano and potentially active volcano located in Negros Island, in the Visayas area of the central Philippines. It is located inside the Northern Negros Natural Park.
What is the second most active volcano in the Philippines?
Taal
Taal may be one of the lowest volcanoes in the world with just 311 meters elevation but it is recognized as the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 33 historical eruptions. It’s a caldera volcano near the middle of Taal Lake.
Why Cadiz City is known as the city of Whales?
Why do we celebrate Dinagsa Festival?
The Dinagsa is a weeklong celebration with the rhythmic beating of drums and honoring the Señor Sto. Niño (Infant Jesus). Just like in most provinces who celebrate a festival every January in honor of the Sto Nino, the Cadiz City also has its own version of this Festival which began in the year 1972.
Why Silay City Charter Anniversary is celebrated in June?
The Silay City is celebrating its annual Charter Anniversary every month of June. This festive celebration usually peaks in the first to the second week of the month and of course; the local government units are giving their best to provide the locals and the tourists alike a grand celebration.
What is Kansilay Festival in the Philippines?
This festive celebration usually peaks in the first to the second week of the month and of course; the local government units are giving their best to provide the locals and the tourists alike a grand celebration. The main event of the festival is the presentation of the well-known legend in the place, the Legend of Kansilay.
What is the zarzuela presentation of the legend of Silay?
This zarzuela presentation aims to portray the goodness, love, and the heroism of the legend protagonist, Princess Kansilay. The legend is about how Silay was built, basing it from the fact that the society here evolved in the concepts of culture, traditions, and old practices that they inherited from their ancestors.